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Maryland governor proposes $4.6 billion tax relief package 01/11/2022 07:30pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing a major tax relief package for the upcoming legislative session, but much of what the governor is supporting has stalled in the General Assembly in recent years. The Republican governor described his plan at a news conference Tuesday as the largest tax-relie Maryland General Assembly set to convene in another session shaped by COVID 01/11/2022 10:50am • 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 General Assembly gavels in for its regular 90-day session Wednesday, the third that will be shaped dramatically �����procedur Best jobs in America in 2022 01/11/2022 09:00am • The right job for you The pandemic continued to influence the extreme fluctuations of the job market and the way we worked in 2021. Many workers who were able to remain remote did so, as concerns over the coronavirus persisted in spite of access to vaccines; others returned to a workplace that lo Ken Burns pens letter opposing western Prince William data centers on ���hallowed ground��� 01/10/2022 06:32pm • 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. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns says the��proposal for data centers along Pageland Lane��could have a ���devastating impact��� on the Man Buying in Prince George���s County is better than renting 01/10/2022 09:34am • There are all sorts of valid reasons for choosing to rent rather than buy a home, and vice versa, but if the decision is made solely on the monthly costs, renting is less expensive in virtually all areas of the D.C. metro, with one exception: Prince George���s County, Maryland. Attom Data Solutio How to get the biggest tax refund in 2022 01/10/2022 07:30am • Most taxpayers receive a tax refund, and maximizing that refund is always useful. But this year, taking those steps may be particularly important. Many families accustomed to a sizable refund may be surprised to see their refund reduced or eliminated because they already received advance child ta Montgomery Co. executive candidates debate housing affordability, renter protection 01/06/2022 04:04pm • The candidates for Montgomery County, Maryland, executive took on housing and affordability issues during a debate Wednesday hosted by the Montgomery County Renters Alliance. The four candidates are current County Executive Marc Elrich, businessman David Blair and Council members Tom Hucker and H Congress Heights Metro could get big mixed-use development 01/06/2022 09:09am • Metro is planning transit-oriented development at Congress Heights in D.C. (Courtesy Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) A trio of developers have partnered with Metro for a planned mixed-use development at D.C.'s Congress Heights Metro station. Metro has closed on the sale of a v Michael Steele decides not to run for Md. governor 01/03/2022 08:19pm • Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, a nationally prominent Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, has decided not to enter the race for governor next year. Steele���s status as a possible candidate hung over the Republican field for months. He formed an exploratory committee Montgomery Co. ambulance service could be disrupted by crowded ERs 01/03/2022 03:15am • While around 9% of Montgomery County Fire and EMS staff quarantined, or are sick or injured, officials told WTOP it is not affecting service. But, they said, crowded emergency rooms in the last two weeks could eventually lead to prolonged ambulance service. ���All six of the ERs are saying to me, � Bars without booze are starting to take off in Japan 01/01/2022 08:59am • ▶ Watch Video: Why Japanese government is encouraging drinking It's one of the hottest new trends in Japan: Bars without booze. Raising glasses of non-alcoholic wine, millennial customers say they do enjoy the real thing, but only on special occasions. "I'm not worried about my heal DC, Md. and Va. laws taking effect in 2022 01/01/2022 08:30am • New Year's Day is more than a calendar change in D.C., Maryland and Virginia as several laws take effect in 2022. DC D.C. residents can expect reduced noise from grounds care. A ban on selling and using gas-powered leaf blowers will start on Jan. 1, with fines of up to $500 for those caught Mobile betting in Maryland still pretty far off 12/29/2021 07:05am • This month Maryland started allowing five casinos to start taking cash wagers on sporting events, with three more venues looking to get in the game in early 2022. But unlike in D.C. or Virginia, all legal wagers placed in Maryland have to be made with cash and it doesn't look like that will be chang New Hogan-aligned group seeks to build support for toll lanes project 12/28/2021 07:18am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. More than six dozen business, labor and transportation organizations have banded together ��� under the leadership of one of Gov. Lawrence Maryland legislature to consider voter referendum on legalizing marijuana for 2022 ballot 12/25/2021 04:55pm • The Maryland legislature is moving toward placing a voter referendum on legalizing marijuana on ballots in 2022. Text of the proposed legislation was written by Del. Luke Clippinger (D-Baltimore City), who is chairman of Maryland���s House Cannabis Referendum and Legalization Workgroup, formed la