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Using your home's value to protect your retirement fund 08/05/2022 05:45am • A reverse mortgage is a product that was once considered a "loan of last resort," but is now one of the most-developed loans in the mortgage industry that borrowers can even use as a hedge against inflation. Reverse mortgages allow qualified homeowners to tap into their home's equity while retain Fairfax Co. officials propose ideas to spend revenue from plastic bag tax 08/04/2022 12:39pm • Fairfax County officials say the plastic bag tax that was established in January has netted $511,000 in revenue, and now they're proposing ideas for how to spend it. Officials from the Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination are recommending that $370,000 go to a program called Operation Hilton commits to Fairfax Co. headquarters, getting millions in incentives 08/04/2022 11:40am • Hilton Worldwide has committed to maintaining its global headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, and will receive at least $5 million in state incentives as part of that decision. Hilton relocated its global headquarters from Beverly Hills, California, to its current headquarters at 7930 Jones Branch D Prince William County employees to get bonuses 08/03/2022 02:34pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. All Prince William County employees will receive one-time bonuses ranging from $250 to $1,000. During its meeting Tuesday, the Board of The buyback bogeyman is back: How worried should we be? 08/03/2022 09:06am • Americans may be wondering why they're forced to spend more than $4 per gallon at the pump while energy companies are raking in record profits. Even more aggravating: Exxon and Chevron announced last week they'd spend billions of dollars of their earnings buying back their own stock, fattening in Virginia lawmakers urge action on behalf of detained lawyer 08/01/2022 07:05am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Thirty Virginia legislators have called on the Biden administration to take action on behalf of Asim Ghafoor, a friend and former lawyer of slain dissident Jamal Khashoggi who���s been imprisoned by the United Arab Emirates. Ghafoor, a Virginia resident, was arrested earlie 37 Prince William schools to receive free meals this school year 07/28/2022 12:44pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. Prince William County Schools has announced that universally free school meals division-wide are over after two years, but that more than Rent spikes could hit Montgomery County residents as cap bill stalls 07/28/2022 07:30am • Prices could soon soar higher for some renters in Montgomery County, Maryland, now that a bill on a rent-increase cap has stalled. The county measure would have kept landlords from raising rents more than 4.4% for another six months. More Local News More Maryland News More Montgo Poll shows Virginians of all demographics support policies providing fiscal relief, HBCU funding 07/26/2022 10:20pm • While a recent poll shows a 49% approval rating for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, his policies ��� particularly those supporting tax relief and funding for state HBCUs ��� are garnering higher rates of support from Virginians of all demographics. 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