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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 Va. couple pleads guilty in Md. auto body shop tax case 02/04/2022 08:46pm • An Alexandria, Virginia, couple plead guilty to conspiracy charges related to tax fraud in taxes filed for their Maryland auto body shop. The Maryland U.S. Attorney���s Office statement said that Ercin Kalender, 60, and his wife Lizette, 44, cheated the IRS out of $2.2 million. More Cr Va. wants Commanders to call commonwealth home. But taxpayers would get sacked: expert 02/04/2022 02:25am • Now that the worst-kept secret in football is official, with the announcement of the Commanders rebranding, there are questions about where the team will play after its FedEx Field lease runs out. Two bills have been filed in the Virginia General Assembly aimed at luring the team and would create Va. Gov. Youngkin calls for end of grocery tax; some shoppers skeptical 02/03/2022 11:25pm • Amid rising inflation costs in Virginia, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday unveiled his plan to get rid of the state���s grocery tax to shoppers. The governor told customers at a Safeway in Alexandria that eliminating the 2.5% tax will lower the cost of living for many Virginians. Montgomery Co. Green Building Bill awaits Elrich's signature 02/02/2022 08:51pm • Members of the Montgomery County Council are hailing a bill that they say would make it easier for contractors and developers to access funding for green buildings in Maryland. Bill 44-21, the Montgomery County Green Buildings Now Act, received unanimous support from council members. County Execu DC lawmakers pass early child care workers bill 02/01/2022 08:10pm • D.C. lawmakers have passed a bill to raise the wages of those who care for the District's youngest residents. The D.C. Council unanimously voted Tuesday to pass the Early Childhood Educator Equitable Compensation Task Force Temporary Amendment Act. Introduced by Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, i Montgomery Co. council president calls for moves to slow police attrition 01/31/2022 02:57pm • The attrition of police officers in Montgomery County, Maryland, has more than doubled during the pandemic, and the president of the County Council on Monday underlined the importance of retaining officers and attracting new ones. Council President Gabe Albornoz said that while the Montgomery Cou Task force draws roadmap to help Prince George's Co. better grapple with food insecurity 01/31/2022 01:20pm • The early months of the pandemic were marked by long lines of cars and people showing up at food pantries and grocery giveaways all around the country. The D.C. area was no exception. The abrupt disruption the pandemic brought revealed not just those who were struggling, but those who had been on Virginia Republicans push for changes in marijuana law 01/29/2022 09:32am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Newly empowered Republican lawmakers in Virginia who opposed legalizing simple possession of marijuana say they don���t want to scrap the law, but they do want to make significant changes. Those changes could include moving up the start date for retail sales and getting rid Hogan seeks to re-up insurance ���assessment��� that stabilized Obamacare. Was it a tax hike? 01/28/2022 02:22pm • 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) built his political brand by thundering against tax hikes enacted during the administration of his predeces USM graduate students fight for collective bargaining rights 01/28/2022 02:18pm • 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 fifth year in a row, graduate students at Maryland public universities are imploring state lawmakers for the right to unionize.