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Arlington, Alexandria join Fairfax Co. in passing 5-cent tax on disposable bags 09/18/2021 06:31pm • Shoppers in three areas of Northern Virginia will soon have to pay for plastic bags at the checkout. The Arlington County Board on Saturday unanimously approved a 5-cent local tax on the use of disposable bags provided by grocery, convenience and drugstores. Later Saturday, the Alexandria City Alexandria and Arlington County to decide on 5-cent tax on disposable plastic bags 09/18/2021 08:21am • Both Arlington County and the city of Alexandria in Virginia are moving toward a 5-cent local tax on the use of disposable plastic bags provided by grocery, convenience and drugstores. The Arlington County Board will vote on the measure Saturday, while the Alexandria City Council holds its first Organizer of Saturday rally looks to rewrite Jan. 6 history 09/17/2021 12:52am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The architect of a Washington protest planned for Saturday that aims to rewrite history about the violent January assault on the U.S. Capitol is hardly a household name. Matt Braynard worked as an analyst for the Republican Party, crunched data for a small election firm and la Treasurer sentenced to 3 years after stealing $1.5 million from DC ballet school 09/15/2021 09:10pm • A federal judge sentenced a woman in charge of funds for a D.C. ballet school to 42 months in prison for embezzlement. The U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. said 60-year old Sophia Kim was also comptroller for the Universal Ballet Foundation which operates the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Northeast. Third child tax credit payment set to go out to families 09/15/2021 07:11am • Millions of families will soon receive their third child tax credit payments, which are set to be distributed on September 15. Most parents will automatically receive the enhanced credits of up to $300 for each child up to age 6 and $250 for each one age 6 through 17. The Internal Revenue Service Fairfax Co. approves 5 cent tax on disposable plastic bags 09/15/2021 04:27am • A 5-cent tax on disposable plastic shopping bags in Fairfax County, Virginia, was adopted during a public hearing on Tuesday. The tax approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is intended to limit the use of single-use plastic bags. According to Clean Virginia Waterways, plastic shoppin Hundreds rally to save Greater Manassas Baseball League's field complex 09/14/2021 10:32pm • 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. A majority of Manassas City Council members seem ready to enter into an agreement to sell Micron Technology the 18.12 acres of land curre DC's AG alleges longtime fraternity officer improperly benefited from funds 09/14/2021 06:39pm • A Georgetown University fraternity is at the center of a legal fight that involves a longtime member, the fraternity’s nonprofit foundation and D.C.’s attorney general. In a civil complaint filed in D.C. Superior Court in June, Karl Racine alleges that a longtime officer for both Delta Phi Ep DC ranks as most expensive place to raise a child 09/14/2021 09:56am • When compared to states, D.C. ranks as the most expensive place to raise a child, according to a new report by LendingTree. LendingTree researchers factored in costs for housing, food, clothing (using girl’s clothing, which tends to be more expensive) transportation, insurance premiums and the Intuit is buying Mailchimp for $12 billion to focus on small businesses 09/14/2021 03:45am • Intuit is buying email newsletter platform Mailchimp for about $12 billion. The maker of tax return product TurboTax and other financial software announced the cash-and-stock deal Monday, saying that it hopes Mailchimp will help it "become the center of small business growth." As part of the a Inside Met Gala, where there's always someone more famous 09/14/2021 03:23am • U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe had just gotten her beverage at the bar at the edge of the room. She looked back at the throbbing crowd of celebrities packed into the center of the airy Petrie Court, where the Met Gala was holding its cocktail reception. Even for a world-renowned athlete Democratic divisions threaten to bog down Biden's economic package 09/13/2021 08:46pm • Senate Democrats returned to Washington on Monday suggesting they were far away from reaching a deal on a $3.5 trillion economic package, raising fresh questions about whether all 50 members of their caucus can quickly unite behind the centerpiece of President Joe Biden's agenda amid sharp divisions Vulnerable Democrats push for local priorities in budget 09/13/2021 05:05am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa was slow to get behind a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after the Senate passed it last month. It wasn't the price tag that tripped up the Democrat from a swing House district. It was that none of the money was targeted for a home state industr Manchin: I will not vote for $3.5 trillion bill 09/12/2021 09:28am • Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he will not support the $3.5 trillion price tag for the economic bill that would expand the nation's social safety net and that "there's no way" Congress can meet the timeline set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pass it. "(Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schu Sports wagering in Maryland in development stage before bets 09/11/2021 03:53pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Sports wagering in Maryland is now authorized thanks to a 2020 ballot initiative and a 2021 law, but it may be until 2022 that gamblers get to make their bets on games. Two state agencies are now carrying out the details that will lead to issuing licenses to companies approved