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Poll: Youngkin's job approval mixed; policy proposals unpopular 02/21/2022 04:01pm • A month into his term, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin���s job approval is mixed, while support for his signature policy proposals is low. Those are the findings of the annual State of the Commonwealth Poll, conducted by the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University. You 9 red flags that could trigger a tax audit 02/21/2022 07:50am • What is an IRS audit? The IRS may choose to review a taxpayer's accounts and financial information to ensure all tax laws are being followed. Even though the IRS only audited 0.3% of individual income tax returns in 2020, many taxpayers live in fear of a letter from the IRS questioning items on Report: More than a third of Maryland���s clean energy in 2020 came from 'dirty' sources 02/21/2022 07:17am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Around 35% of Maryland���s ���clean energy��� in 2020 came from controversial renewable energy sources such as trash incinerators, landfil House leaders unveil package to slash sales taxes, expand federal work opportunity tax credit 02/18/2022 03:31pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Top House leaders said Friday they will focus on bringing a $300 million tax relief package that would slash taxes on hygiene products and m Mandate debate: Prince George's, Baltimore lawmakers press for education funding Hogan left out of budget 02/18/2022 09:59am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) unveiled a $58.2 billion spending plan last month that increased state education funding, but advocates and l NFL stadium bills clear Virginia Senate, House 02/16/2022 05:51pm • 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. Bills that could lead to construction of a $3 billion Washington Commanders NFL football stadium complex in Prince William or Loudoun cou Senior Week will ease DC���s medical-marijuana registration process for those 65 and up 02/16/2022 12:11pm • It will be easier for senior citizens to register for medical marijuana in D.C. next week. Senior Week will run Feb. 22 through Feb. 25, the District���s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration said in a statement. More D.C. News More Health News People 65 and older ca DC hotels may get a lifeboat with 'bleisure' travelers after COVID-19 revenue losses 02/14/2022 08:21am • The D.C. hotel industry is still in a hole, and its slow 2021 recovery took a step back with the omicron variant. But "bleisure" travel -- blended business and pleasure trips -- could aid in the industry's recovery. Business travel, the most lucrative type of trip for hotels in the District, is e Arlington workers would get salary bump and property tax rate would be frozen in proposed budget 02/14/2022 08:02am • Arlington County's Manager Mark Schwartz is proposing a significant salary raise for the Virginia county's employees in his fiscal year 2023 budget proposal as well as a freeze on the county's property tax rate. General employees would see an increase of 4.25%, while public safety employees would Virginia Senate panel passes partial grocery tax repeal 02/11/2022 09:14am • RICHMOND, Va. ��� A Virginia Senate committee has approved a compromise measure that would repeal part of the sales tax on groceries. The proposal approved late Thursday doesn���t go as far as Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has called for in fully repealing the tax. But the Richmond Times-Disp Loudoun schools superintendent under fire as supervisor holds back support of budget 02/11/2022 08:46am • Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler continues to face harsh criticism over safety concerns in the Virginia school system. Ziegler's handling of two assault cases involving students, came to the forefront during the school district's fiscal 2023 budget presentation to the Lo In longshot move, Del. Cox seeks to impeach Gov. Hogan 02/10/2022 01:18pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Del. Daniel L. Cox (R-Frederick), the GOP candidate for governor who is running with the support of former President Trump, is seeking to im Tysons-based ID.me makes selfie identification optional for government agencies 02/09/2022 10:50am • Two days after the Internal Revenue Service said it would transition away from using facial recognition for taxpayers to access certain IRS documents online after a wave of privacy complaints, Tysons, Virginia-based ID.me said it would make the use of ���selfies��� optional for all of its government Virginia Stadium Authority bill to lure Commanders passes in House committee 02/08/2022 05:43am • Virginia lawmakers on a House of Delegates committee advanced a bill Monday that aims to lure the newly-renamed Washington Commanders to the commonwealth. The legislation, which passed on a bipartisan 14-7 vote in the House Appropriations Committee, would establish a Virginia Football Stadium Aut As hotel occupancy rises, report shows road to recovery remains volatile�� 02/06/2022 03:22pm • More travelers means more hotel occupancy. But it���ll be years before room revenues reach pre-pandemic levels, according to one trade association. In the D.C. region, hotel room revenue took a hit of nearly $3 billion over the past two years. And almost 9,000 hotel and travel jobs were lost i