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This is what it's like to walk in space 05/26/2021 09:20am • When astronauts venture outside of the International Space Station to go on spacewalks, the most important thing they have to do is focus. This may sound simple, but imagine trying to focus on a memorized set of tasks while stepping out of an airlock and wearing a 300-pound spacesuit -- with Gansler launches Md. gubernatorial campaign with call to legalize marijuana 05/25/2021 07:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Former state Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) launched a second bid for governor on Tuesday with an embrace of ���progressive��� poli Montgomery Co. lawmakers set to OK $6B budget, move 'full steam ahead' with reopening 05/24/2021 02:05pm • Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, are set to give final approval to a $6 billion operating budget billed as a road map for a post-pandemic recovery, and also say the county is moving "full steam ahead" with a plan to lift most coronavirus restrictions come Friday. The council is scheduled 12 easy ways to pay off debt 05/24/2021 10:35am • Are you swimming in debt and don't know how you're ever going to pay it off? You're not alone. If you're looking for easy ways to cut down your debt, including intuitive tweaks to your debt payoff strategies and habits, follow the advice of these experts. Before you start repaying debt, take a mo What is a mega backdoor Roth? 05/24/2021 10:21am • A mega backdoor Roth is a tax strategy you can use to dramatically increase contributions to a Roth individual retirement account and bypass the usual Roth IRA income limits. As with any Roth, your money grows without being taxed, and the funds can be withdrawn tax-free in retirement. You may be JetBlue founder���s new Breeze Airways picks Virginia for a hub 05/21/2021 11:20am • Breeze Airways has chosen Norfolk, Virginia, as its new operation center. (Courtesy Breeze Airways) Breeze Airways, a new low-cost airline whose destinations include what it calls underserved destinations, will take flight next week, and is investing $5.2 million to establish an operations cente Black-owned Silver Spring company chosen for Richmond casino 05/21/2021 08:49am • If Richmond, Virginia, voters approve a proposed casino in their city this fall, Silver Spring, Maryland-based Urban One will own and operate it. It would make the casino, currently named One Casino + Resort, the first majority Black-owned casino in the country. A Richmond city selection panel Supporters, opponents weigh in on new DC soda tax 05/20/2021 03:56pm • (EDITOR'S NOTE May 20, 2021 4 p.m. ��� This story has been updated to reflect that the bill would place a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sodas.) D.C. residents weighed in on the new proposed soda tax during the bill's first public hearing Wednesday. The bill drew a lot of attention from supporters Maryland���s weakest counties see strongest home sales 05/17/2021 12:19pm • Kimberly Alster first purchased property near Deep Creek Lake in Maryland���s Garrett County 12 years ago. At the time, the idea was to use the home for frequent family vacations. When the pandemic struck, however, the Alsters decided to trade city life for the great outdoors and move permanently. I Maryland state senator announces bid for Frederick County executive 05/17/2021 12:05pm • Sen. Michael Hough (R-Frederick). (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) Maryland Senate Minority Whip Michael J. Hough (R) announced Monday that he will forego a re-election bid and instead run for Frederick County executive in 2022. ���Voters in Frederick County will face a crucial Can you retire on $1 million? Here's how far it will go 05/17/2021 12:00am • Becoming a millionaire seems like a surefire way to live comfortably. However, if you are no longer working, just how long will a million dollars last in retirement? The answer is about 20 years, according to Brent Lipschultz, partner with accounting and advisory firm EisnerAmper in New York City Virginia sees its largest monthly revenue increase in 21st century 05/16/2021 06:40pm • Virginia's general fund revenues hit a record in April, according to Gov. Ralph Northam. The general fund revenues rose almost 42% last month, representing the largest monthly increase since the turn of this century. In addition to regular collections of withholding and sales taxes, final paym James Webb Space Telescope set for August voyage to launch site 05/16/2021 04:25pm • Space related topics sure have been in the news lately. China just landed a rover on Mars, while a week ago China���s out of control rocket was being monitored worldwide to determine when and where the 22 tons of space junk would come down. NASA got a new Administrator and space tourism is litera Reviving an old idea, Biden seeks to unlock bipartisan infrastructure deal 05/16/2021 07:19am • Walter Mondale, who passed away last month, hit an electoral buzzsaw after promising to raise taxes in his 1984 presidential campaign. His party learned fast. The next Democratic nominee, Michael Dukakis, promoted a different revenue-raising plan: Tougher enforcement of Study: Md. public schools will need to spend $818 million to cool classrooms by 2025 05/16/2021 12:55am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. As climate change leads to hotter days across the country, the cost of cooling public school buildings grows higher. New research estimates