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Maryland Rep. Raskin presses IRS to extend tax deadline 03/16/2021 04:50pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP's news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters' free email subscription today. U.S. Rep. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Md.) is spearheading an effort to get the IRS to extend the deadline for Americans to file their 2020 federal taxes Hogan bans garnishment on latest round of federal stimulus checks 03/16/2021 10:14am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) banned debt collectors from garnishing Marylanders’ latest round of federal stimulus checks Monday. Un Biden administration experiences early victories with relief package, vaccinations 03/15/2021 09:37pm • President Biden now has his first major legislative victory – congressional passage of his $1.9 trillion covid relief package, which has put money in the bank accounts of millions of Americans. The Biden administration is also ahead of its own ambitious schedule for vaccinating people against t $6B Montgomery Co. spending plan fully funds schools, removes SROs 03/15/2021 05:18pm • Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland will get the largest chunk of the county's $6 billion budget proposed for the coming fiscal year. County Executive Marc Elrich's proposed spending plan for fiscal 2022, unveiled Monday, would give $2.7 billion to the public school system. Elrich noted Athletes and parents rally to pressure Montgomery Co. to allow football games 03/14/2021 10:54pm • Some student athletes are rallying to change Montgomery County, Maryland's stance on not allowing them to play contact football. A new Montgomery County Public Health order prohibits football teams from having games. About 200 coaches, parents and athletes rallied Sunday in Rockville asking for a Could Maryland’s federal stimulus payment get slashed because of rule against tax cuts? 03/14/2021 08:44am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland could lose a $200 million chunk of federal stimulus funding meant to shore up state government, as the result of a provision in t Will Montgomery County elect more women to the county council in 2022? 03/13/2021 09:24am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. When the dust settled from the wild 2018 election — one that saw dozens of Democrats compete for County Council seats — Montgomery Cou Northam signs 80 bills, including abortion coverage and shifting of local elections to fall 03/12/2021 03:17pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he's signed 80 new bills into law. Among them is a measure that will end a ban on abortion coverage for insurance plans offered through the health benefits exchange in Virginia. The abortion legislation undoes a ban enacted dur Pepco rates in Md. could go up nearly $6 a month in 2023 03/12/2021 11:53am • Maryland residents will get two chances to weigh in on a proposed Pepco rate increase. The electric company is looking to institute a multiyear rate plan that would go into effect next month and last through 2023, the Public Services Commission said in a statement Friday. The commission said t Md. comptroller extends deadline for state tax filing 03/11/2021 05:16pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) on Thursday announced that he is extending the state income tax filing deadline by three months Stimulus checks could come quickly, but the jobless may have a wait for unemployment benefits 03/10/2021 06:05am • The $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill that President Joe Biden championed even before taking office is expected to land on his desk in coming days, but it could take some time for struggling Americans to see all the benefits. While the $1,400 stimulus payments could hit pe Maryland state revenue estimates track with pre-COVID forecasts 03/10/2021 05:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland’s economic recovery from a virus-induced recession continues to exceed expectations, and the state’s top fiscal leaders agree Public hearing scheduled Tuesday on Prince William's proposed budget 03/09/2021 07:53am • 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 residents will get their first opportunity to comment on the proposed budget this week. The Board of Supervisors Montgomery Co. executive: No tax hikes proposed for next fiscal year 03/08/2021 07:57pm • Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich isn't considering any tax increases for his proposed 2022 fiscal year budget for the Maryland county that's due out next week. A county spokesman confirmed Elrich's proposal, which was revealed during a talk at the County Democratic Party's District 18 Brea Former Md. tax preparer pleads guilty to federal tax fraud conspiracy 03/06/2021 09:17am • Anita Fortune, 56, of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy to defraud and to assisting in the preparation and filing of false tax returns. In total, the tax loss caused to the IRS as a direct result of Fortune and her co-conspirators’ conspiracy for the tax years 2012 th