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Pet trusts prepare care for animals after owner���s passing 05/31/2022 04:39am • People's concern for their pets can extend beyond the grave, as some owners are setting up pet trusts for their animals. ���A pet trust basically takes care of all the needs that your pet would potentially encounter during its life expectancy,��� said tax and estate attorney Jeffrey Katz, with JD It���s not that easy being a green bank in Maryland ��� but it���s getting easier 05/27/2022 10:55am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. For the past dozen years, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) has been introducing legislation in Congress to create a national green bank �� Virginia man pleads guilty to failing to pay $1.3M in taxes 05/27/2022 07:52am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to charges that he failed to pay $1.3 million in taxes to the IRS by withholding payroll taxes from three different companies owned by his family. U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber said in a news release Thursday that David Corey Warren of Chester Special session unlikely as top officials continue squabbling over automatic gas tax increase 05/25/2022 08:56pm • Gov. Larry Hogan (left), Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones at a State House bill signing earlier this year. Jones and Ferguson said Monday they would not call a special session to address the state���s automatic gas tax increase. (Andrucyk/Executive Office of the Go Taxpayers can now track past 2 years' refunds with updated IRS feature 05/25/2022 05:39pm • How much did you get back from the Internal Revenue Service for your 2019, 2020 and 2021 returns? There's now no need to wonder, thanks to an updated feature on the IRS' "Where's My Refund?" tool. You can track the status of a refund for the current tax year as well as for the two previous yea Calls for action on Maryland's gas tax accelerate 05/24/2022 10:27pm • In the second day of dueling suggestions to deal with a jump in Maryland's gas tax, Comptroller Peter Franchot urged state leaders to call a special session in Annapolis. Hours later, the Maryland House Republican Caucus issued its own call for lawmakers to return to Annapolis for a one- or two-d Md. governor, comptroller differ on providing relief at the pump 05/23/2022 06:38pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is urging state Comptroller Peter Franchot to take action and soften the impact of an increase to the state's gas tax. In the letter he sent to Franchot, Hogan asked the comptroller to "use every legal and regulatory power at your disposal" to halt or minimize the impact Montgomery Co. executive candidates debate reopening White's Ferry 05/23/2022 12:43pm • Five candidates for Montgomery County executive squared off in a debate in Poolesville, Maryland, Sunday night touching on issues impacting the western part of the county, known as the "upcounty." The first topic of discussion was how to reopen White���s Ferry. A disagreement between owners shutt Rep. Hakeem Jeffries 'very confident' Democrats will hold onto majority 05/22/2022 01:09pm • Despite a new CBS News poll showing growing concern about inflation and President Biden's handling of the economy, Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries expressed optimism Sunday that his party could still hold on to its narrow majority in Congress in November's midterm elections. The New York lawm Is fast food cheaper than cooking at home? 05/20/2022 07:30am • Americans spend a lot of money on food. In 2020, U.S. consumers spent an average of 8.6% of their income on food -- and nearly half of that on food outside of the home, according to the USDA. As inflation causes prices at the grocery store to rise, you might be looking for ways to cut down on Franchot courts female voters in Prince George's County 05/19/2022 04:49am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. If Wednesday���s ���1000 Women for Peter Franchot and Monique Anderson-Walker Luncheon��� was a test run for the July 19 primary ��� to see Former Montgomery County Executive Sid Kramer dies at age 96 05/17/2022 05:19pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Former Montgomery County Executive Sid Kramer (D), a successful businessman and longtime political leader who saw two of his children follow Van Hollen ���eager��� to get back to work, his wife tells Baltimore political gathering 05/16/2022 04:31pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Here���s a hopeful sign that U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who��suffered a mild stroke��over the weekend, is on the mend: His wife, Ka DC Council candidates focus on affordable housing during tenants' forum 05/16/2022 08:00am • D.C. Council candidates shared their plans to address the District's housing crisis, a major focus during a forum Sunday, hosted by the D.C. Tenants Advocacy Coalition, TENAC. The council's at-large Democratic nominees and two candidates for council chair took part alongside incumbent Chairman Ph How pension income is taxed 05/15/2022 09:41am • Some companies and government organizations provide a pension to their employees, which typically provides a lifetime monthly income. Your employer will usually fund the plan and then guarantee that you will receive a certain amount during retirement. When you retire, you will get a monthly income t