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Md. graduate and cannabis activist uses SXSW to push for release of incarcerated marijuana offenders 03/21/2022 12:17pm • For an industry that brings both pleasure and therapeutic sustenance to so many people, the burgeoning cannabis industry is beset with hurdles. Everything from federal regulation (or lack thereof), issues with vaping, equal access to banking, veterans' causes, tax policies, public perception and Md. legislator says corporate funding of 'Astroturf' ad campaigns must be disclosed 03/21/2022 08:07am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. An influential legislator is taking aim at what he considers ���astroturf��� lobbying by large government contractors. Under a��measure Ex-energy company worker from Va. gets prison in fraud, tax plea 03/19/2022 11:42am • ROANOKE, Va. (AP) ��� A former Ohio-based energy company employee has been sentenced to prison for depositing hundreds of checks intended for his employer and using the money for himself. U.S. Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh says Gregory Thomas Holland of Roanoke, Virginia, was sentenced Friday to Maryland Senate passes $58.5 billion budget plan; House to vote next week 03/18/2022 09:28pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. The Maryland Senate approved a $58.5 billion budget plan on Friday morning that would increase temporary cash assistance payments, fund the Maryland enacts 30-day gas tax suspension 03/18/2022 05:02pm • Maryland became the first state in the nation Friday to enact a temporary suspension of its gas tax, in an effort to curb rising prices at the pump. Gov. Larry Hogan signed emergency legislation declaring a 30-day gas tax holiday following its unanimous approval by the Maryland House and Senate. Maryland will close gas stations that fail to drop prices, Franchot says 03/18/2022 04:52pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Peter V.R. Franchot (D), Maryland���s chief tax collector, said on Friday that ���the hammer��� will fall on gas station owners who fail to Prince William School Board signs off on $1.4B spending plan for fiscal ���23 03/18/2022 02:17pm • 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. The Prince William County School Board approved its $1.4 billion fiscal 2023 operating budget Wednesday night, sending it on to the Board Maryland gas tax suspension bill headed to governor 03/18/2022 10:42am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� A measure to suspend Maryland���s gas tax for 30 days is headed to Gov. Larry Hogan for his signature. State lawmakers gave the bill final approval on Friday, and the Republican governor is planning to sign the legislation later in the day. The legislation comes as gove Free tax prep for low-to-moderate income Marylanders 03/17/2022 08:58pm • The April 18 deadline to file federal tax returns is fast approaching, and this can be a stressful time, especially for inexperienced tax filers. That's where nonprofit CASH Campaign of Maryland comes in. CASH (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) and its partners provide free tax prep to anyone wh Data Doctors: The dangers of macros in Microsoft Office 03/17/2022 04:38pm • Q: What are macros in Microsoft Office and what makes them dangerous? A: Macros are one of the oldest and most valuable tools in the computer world, because they allow complicated instructions to be performed with a single command. You can essentially record a long series of commands and save Breaking down gas prices ��� and why it won���t get much better anytime soon 03/17/2022 01:35pm • The price of a barrel of oil has been a roller coaster lately, and it���s draining your wallet as fast as a long commute drains your gas tank. And while our ���new normal is the abnormal,��� don���t expect to see things change very quickly. So how does the $100 per barrel oil breakdown when it co DC adds $1 surcharge to taxi rides to offset gas prices 03/17/2022 06:42am • It will now cost you more to take a taxi in D.C. D.C.'s Department of For-Hire Vehicles added a $1 surcharge to fares as a way to offset higher gasoline prices. Md. gas tax ���holiday��� bill advances Virginia's governor asks lawmakers to suspend gas tax More Local News More D Gas tax 'holiday' bill advances; leaders hope motorists will see lower fuel prices 03/16/2022 03:10pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Maryland lawmakers gave tentative approval to a 30-day ���holiday��� from the state���s gas tax, setting the stage for a final vote in each Prince William Co. residents decry proposed hike in tax bills 03/16/2022 12:31pm • 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. The prevailing theme at a hearing on Prince William County���s proposed budget: Don���t raise taxes. During its meeting Tuesday, t Prince George���s Co. unveils $5B budget proposal 03/15/2022 01:29pm • There���s a lot in the new $5 billion budget unveiled by Prince George���s County, Maryland, Executive Angela Alsobrooks, but what county residents won���t find is any tax hikes. Instead, the budget proposal that���s roughly 10% bigger than last year���s relies on bigger increases in revenue to �