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Northam's budget adds over $860 million to unemployment insurance fund 07/27/2021 06:08pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is introducing two more spending proposals for the state’s $4.3 billion share of federal coronavirus relief money, calling for investments in clean water projects and over $860 million to replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund. Northam Your tweens and teens are lonely — and they want your help, this expert says 07/26/2021 06:43am • Editor's note: Psychologist John Duffy, author of "Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety," practices in Chicago. He specializes in work with teens, parents, couples and families. Teens and tweens may not come out and tell you, but there is a lot they want you to know about their lives. Yes Watchdog: State's conservation easement program needs work 07/25/2021 01:16pm • CULPEPER, Va. — Virginia’s state government watchdog says the commonwealth’s land conservation easement program that offers participants tax breaks needs improvement. The Culpeper Star-Exponent reports auditors with the Office of the State Inspector General found items like trash, old tires Questions to ask before hiring a housecleaning service 07/23/2021 11:16pm • After being locked down at home during the pandemic, some people might want to start leaving the dirty work to someone else and hire a housecleaner. The first thing you need to decide is whether to hire an individual or a company, recommends Washington Consumers' Checkbook. People seem to be m Steele creates exploratory committee for possible Maryland gubernatorial bid 07/23/2021 05:12am • Michael S. Steele, the former Maryland lieutenant governor and one-time chairman of the Republican National Committee, has created an exploratory committee ahead of a possible run for governor in 2022. Jim Dornan, a veteran national Republican strategist who was campaign manager for Ellen R. Saue DC lawmakers vote to raise taxes on wealthiest residents 07/20/2021 04:47pm • D.C.'s wealthiest residents are likely to soon pay more in taxes, funding what lawmakers consider to be necessary programs that invest in early childhood education and housing to stabilize the workforce. In a vote of 8-5, the D.C. Council approved the Homes and Hearts Amendment Act, thereby inclu Jeanine Lawson to challenge Rep. Jennifer Wexton in 2022 07/15/2021 02:41pm • 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. Prince William County Supervisor Jeanine Lawson plans to run for Congress in 2022. Lawson announced on Facebook on Thursday that she 3 Senate Democrats draft plan to end federal ban on marijuana 07/14/2021 05:30am • Three top Senate Democrats have a draft plan to end the federal ban on cannabis and implement a series of programs to help communities that have been harmed by the war on drugs, which have disproportionately tended to be communities of color. Senators Chuck Schumer, the majority leader; Ron Wyden What makes Boulder best place to live in US in 2021-22? 07/13/2021 12:00am • There's no denying that Boulder, Colorado, offers a lot of what people are looking for when they consider moving to a new part of the country. College students, recent grads and established professionals in the tech industry alike see Boulder as an ideal spot, and the active atmosphere and easy acce Engel's HR in 10th propels White Sox to season sweep of O's 07/11/2021 09:01pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Engel hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Chicago White Sox rolled into the All-Star break Sunday with a 7-5 victory over Baltimore to complete a season sweep of the Orioles. Andrew Vaughn homered twice for the White Sox, who have won five in a row and 10 of 1 Body of GWU student found at Surfside condo collapse, police say 07/11/2021 07:59am • Rescue crews recovered the body of a George Washington University student amid the rubble of the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse this week. Miami-Dade Police said Friday that the body of 21-year-old Deborah Berezdivin was recovered on Wednesday. #UPDATE 70: We have identified eight additiona Federal prisoners released under COVID-19 provisions face an uncertain future 07/08/2021 03:32pm • About 4,000 federal inmates were released to home confinement last year in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic recedes, they’re living in limbo as they wait to hear whether they’ll have to go back to prison. The CARES Act, passed by Congress last year, carried a provision to DC sportswriter Thom Loverro hosts DC Grays benefit with King Soul at Caddies 07/07/2021 03:06am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast "Beyond the Fame." He's known around town for his newspaper columns, radio gigs and podcast presence. This Sunday, D.C. sportswriter Thom Loverro hosts a special benefit concert featuring the local band King Soul at Caddies on Cordell in Bethesda, M While battle over unemployment benefits continues in Md. courts, jobless are 'terrified' 07/06/2021 05:13pm • The legal battle over whether Maryland should continue to participate in a federal unemployment program will continue on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court. Last month, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced he intended to end the state's participation in the federally funded program that gives an ad Man wins $1 million Massachusetts lottery prize for the second time 07/03/2021 03:19pm • Talk about luck. Stephen C. Toto of Framingham, Massachusetts, made a last-minute decision to buy a lottery ticket, and for the second time in his life, collected a $1 million prize, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. He bought the winning ticket at an A-1 Gulf gas station in Framin