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President's Day brings new book on George Washington's complex legacy 02/15/2021 03:16am • Are you looking for a new book on American history to read this President's Day? Check out "George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father." "The quality of Washington that made all the difference was he wasn't power mad," author David O. Stewart told WTOP. "When the Bill proposes tax credits for donations to diaper banks 02/13/2021 02:15pm • There’s a proposal in Maryland that would grant tax credits to those who donate to diaper banks across the state. The bill was introduced last month in Maryland’s House, and a hearing on the matter was held this past Thursday in front of the Ways and Means Committee. “The tax credit woul With override votes, Md. Senate passes landmark education reform and digital ad tax bills into law 02/13/2021 09:59am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Senate on Friday voted to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s veto of a monumental education reform bill, culminating yea Md. House withdraws proposal for broader stimulus checks, General Assembly passes billion-dollar RELIEF Act 02/12/2021 08:31pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. After the House of Delegates nixed a last-minute provision that would’ve included broader stimulus checks for Maryland taxpayers, Gov. L Maryland lawmakers move ahead with first tax on internet ads 02/12/2021 07:06pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are moving forward with a first-in-the-nation tax on internet ads for big companies like Facebook and Google to help pay for an ambitious and costly measure to improve K-12 education. The Maryland General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats, overr Taxes on digital ads, cigarettes among Md. House veto overrides 02/12/2021 09:35am • COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A digital advertising tax that would pay for Maryland’s sweeping education reform was among Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s vetoes that the state’s Democratic House of Delegates overrode Thursday. The state predicts revenue as high as $250 million in the first year Alexandria residential assessments up 5.7% 02/12/2021 08:23am • The average assessment for residential properties in Alexandria, Virginia, will go up by 5.7% to $615,858, according to the city. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/jim Schlett) Home values in Alexandria, Virginia, have seen some of the largest increases in the D.C. metro in the last year, and homeowners Metro committee OKs selling $360M in bonds to finance capital projects 02/12/2021 07:35am • Is selling hundreds of millions of dollars in bonds a good move for Metro? And will it help the transit system run more smoothly? Those were the questions the Metro Finance Committee struggled with during this week’s meeting. Financial times are very volatile for the transit authority. Tax r Budget, pandemic relief on agenda as Virginia lawmakers head to special session 02/10/2021 06:28am • Virginia lawmakers will return in a special General Assembly session on Wednesday, after their regular session came to an end earlier this week. Though the Virginia General Assembly technically adjourned on Monday with Republican members wanting to limit work to 30 days, Gov. Ralph Northam ordere Some struggle with new bill testimony system in Maryland 02/09/2021 05:20pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Signing up to speak at a bill hearing or file written testimony got harder — and for some, maybe impossible — after the coronavirus pandemic shifted how the Maryland General Assembly accepts witness testimonies. In previous years, interested parties would trek to Annapolis House overrides Hogan’s veto of education reform plan, other measures 02/08/2021 09:35pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The House voted Monday to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s veto of a multibillion-dollar education reform plan, known as the Bluepr Posting pictures of vaccination cards 'could be inviting identify theft' 02/05/2021 06:41pm • Finally getting vaccinated against COVID-19 might feel like winning the lottery — but those getting a vaccine are being asked to celebrate responsibly. The Federal Trade Commission reports that some people are so thrilled about getting inoculated, they’re posing with their vaccination cards a Maryland Senate OKs about $1.5B in virus relief, stimulus 02/05/2021 01:13pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has approved about $1.5 billion in pandemic relief. Senators passed the bill on Friday in a unanimous vote. The measure first proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan includes direct stimulus payments to low- and moderate-income residents. It includes benefits of u Vigene Biosciences will add 245 jobs in Montgomery County 02/05/2021 08:45am • The Shady Grove location where Vigene is taking space is in the former headquarters of Human Genome Sciences, which was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in 2012 for $3.6 billion. (Courtesy Vigene Biosciences) Rockville, Maryland-based Vigene Biosciences, a company with manufacturing development proj Md. lawmaker pushes bill to legalize cannabis 02/04/2021 11:14am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Senate Finance Committee Vice-Chair Brian J. Feldman (D-Montgomery) has filed legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis and pump