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Pro golf tournaments bring big business to Montgomery Co. 04/10/2022 08:19am • With the Masters wrapping up at Augusta National on Sunday, the golf world will turn its eyes toward the next tournaments on the Professional Golfers' Association's slate. One of them will be in Montgomery County, Maryland, and it will be the first PGA event in the D.C. area since 2018. This May, t DC man steals over $2 million in COVID-19 funding 04/09/2022 10:17pm • D.C. Department of Justice officials say that Elias Eldabbagh, 30, of D.C., has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges after carrying out a scheme with the potential to gain $31 million of CARES Act funding. He successfully stole $2,385,000. Eldabbagh is said to have stolen the money for a luxury c With legislative overrides, Maryland paid leave and abortion access bills become law 04/09/2022 04:21pm • The House of Delegates met on Saturday to override the vetoes of several bills by Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R). (Maryland Matters/Bennett Leckrone) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscrip Dueling proposals to counter high gas prices in Virginia 04/08/2022 02:25pm • House Democrats in Virginia have their own plan for easing residents' pain at the pump. Under their proposal, the Virginia Department of the Treasury would distribute direct rebate payments of $50 to Virginia car owners, up to $100 per household. Democratic lawmakers say it's a better and chea Md. Sen. Edwards prepares for his farewell: 'I never thought I’d be doing this this long' 04/08/2022 10:18am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Editor’s Note: As the General Assembly session comes to an end, Maryland Matters will feature stories about several retiring lawmakers. Dumfries considers tax abatement 04/08/2022 08:10am • 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. Under a new proposal, Dumfries residents could get a welcome break on their real estate tax bills come June. Town Manager Keith Rogers 10 strategies to maximize Social Security 04/08/2022 07:40am • Social Security claiming strategies Your Social Security payment amount is determined by how much you earn while working and when you elect to start receiving payments. Married individuals are additionally eligible for spousal and survivor's payments. But there are many strategies you can use to Grocery delivery services for your budget in 2022 04/08/2022 07:40am • The COVID-19 pandemic may have introduced a lot of people to grocery delivery services, but is it still worth it? After all, inflation has made everything more expensive. Maybe it would be better to just hoof it to the store yourself and save on the delivery fees? Maybe, though there are a lot of Md. Republican lawmakers fail in attempt to extend gas tax holiday 04/08/2022 01:02am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A Republican lawmaker tried and failed to extend Maryland’s gasoline tax holiday by amendment on Thursday, and House Speaker Adrienne A. J Montgomery Co. quality of life gets high marks, but public safety ratings dip 04/06/2022 11:10pm • Nine out of 10 Montgomery County, Maryland, residents who responded to a survey say they would recommend their county to others as an excellent or good place to live. And 85% said they plan on staying in the county for the next five years. More Montgomery County News More Local News PW Digital Gateway water concerns acknowledged 04/06/2022 01:41pm • 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 officials plan to hold a work session on water quality next month in response to concerns about the proposed PW Dig Gift tax: Tax rules to know if you give or receive cash 04/06/2022 07:35am • Whether you work in the gig economy or are giving a cash gift to a relative, you need to know if and how to report that money to the IRS. There are different rules and reporting requirements depending on the size of the gift, whether the gift was made in cash and whether you are the giver or receive Gas tax cut proposal officially introduced in Virginia’s General Assembly 04/05/2022 08:58pm • There’s no timeline set for how long Virginia lawmakers will remain in special session to finalize a budget and now there’s one more issue on the agenda: whether to suspend the commonwealth’s gas tax. The General Assembly’s regular session ended on March 12 without the Democrat-controlled Amazon one step closer to completing second headquarters in Arlington 04/05/2022 10:48am • Arlington County’s planning commission on Monday unanimously approved rezoning plans for Amazon’s latest development and most ambitious development for its second headquarters. The Pentagon City development in Virginia will feature the Helix, a 350-foot spiraling glass building with walkable la Virginia's governor proposes 3-month gas tax holiday; Democrats 'baffled' by legislative delay 04/05/2022 09:43am • Virginia is looking to follow Maryland’s lead with its own gas tax holiday, but is struggling to put a cohesive plan in place to do so. Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office announced Monday that it’s sending legislation to the General Assembly that would suspend the tax — which is 26.2 cents per