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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 Stimulus checks, pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 tax return 05/15/2021 08:02am • Low-income Americans who aren't usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don't file a 2020 return thanks to changes made by the latest pandemic relief package. Many may still be waiting on a stimulus payment because the Internal Data Doctors: How to use Google Trends 05/14/2021 05:38am • Q: I’ve been told several times that Google Trends is a great business tool — can you elaborate? A: Google is by far the most used search engine with well over 90% of global search traffic and over 3.5 billion searches processed every day. Each search is executed based on the words entered Manassas adopts budget; tax rate reduced 3.1 cents, but homeowners will pay more 05/11/2021 11:45am • 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. The Manassas City Council adopted its fiscal year 2022 budget Monday night, providing for a raise to city employees and increased school Virginia taxpayers reminded of May 17 filing deadline 05/11/2021 08:52am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia taxpayers have just days left to file their individual income taxes with the state. The filing and payment deadline for filing tax returns is May 17. The typical May 1 deadline was extended this year to match the new Internal Revenue Service deadline. Tax Com Consulting firm Guidehouse’s new Tysons HQ will mean 900+ new jobs 05/11/2021 08:21am • Management consulting firm Guidehouse, the former public sector business of PwC that was acquired by Veritas Capital in 2018, will invest $12.7 million to establish a new global headquarters in Tysons and create more than 900 new Virginia jobs over the next three years. Guidehouse has several loc Maryland man sentenced in scheme to defraud the elderly 05/07/2021 12:08am • A Maryland man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison following a scheme that defrauded more than 100 elderly people. A federal jury convicted Keno Romario Brown, 26, of Hyattsville, in March 2020 of mail and wire fraud over a lottery scheme. The judge ordered Brown to pay $775,225 i Fraud scheme preying on elderly nets eight-year sentence 05/06/2021 07:19pm • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for running a fake lottery scheme that scammed more than 100 elderly people out of more than $775,000. Twenty-six-year-old Keno Romario Brow of Hyattsville was sentenced Thursday after being convicted in Ma DC launches $2.5 million tourism marketing campaign 05/06/2021 08:39am • Destination DC, the tourism marketing arm of the District, has shed light on just how much damage the pandemic has caused to D.C.’s tourism industry, and what they plan to do to bring tourists back this year. Between March 2020 and March 2021, visitor spending in D.C. was down 68%, or $6.1 bill Alexandria lowers property tax rate, makes DASH buses free 05/06/2021 06:13am • Alexandria's property tax rate will go down for the first time in 15 years, and the Virginia city eliminated fares on the DASH bus system when the Alexandria City Council approved its budget for the next fiscal year. The budget of $770.7 million is 2.3% smaller than the current year's spending pl Franchot, Kopp slam Md. agencies over their late-filed contracts 05/05/2021 05:50pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. How long does it take to fax a three-page report from one agency to another during a pandemic? That question produced friction among memb Fairfax Co. lowers property tax rate, ups school funding to get past pandemic funk 05/05/2021 07:37am • Fairfax County's newly adopted budget aims to help residents in the Virginia county weather the yearlong economic dark clouds that arrived with the coronavirus pandemic. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a $4.5 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2022 that lowers the res