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Deadline for property tax, rent credits in Maryland extended 09/30/2020 05:35pm • Homeowners and renters in Maryland who are struggling to pay bills during the pandemic may be eligible for tax credits through two programs ��� and the deadline to apply has just been extended. The deadline for both the Homeowners Property Tax Credit and Renters' Property Tax Credit programs has Latest outlook: DC economy not expected to start recovering until 2022 09/30/2020 02:47pm • When it comes to D.C.'s budget forecast, there's good news and there's bad news. The good news is that, according to Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt at a news conference Wednesday, D.C. should have around $222 million more in revenue than expected for 2020. The bad news is that the Distric IRS: More than 400,000 in DC, Md., Va. could be missing out on stimulus payments 09/28/2020 12:58pm • The Internal Revenue Service on Monday said up to 9 million people may have missed out on claiming $1,200 stimulus payments that have been made to Americans this year under the federal CARES Act, and more than 431,000 of them live in the District, Maryland or Virginia. Letters will go out this mo Michael Vick working to clear way for Fla. ex-felons to vote 09/27/2020 11:07am • When former NFL quarterback Michael Vick went with some of his family members to try to vote in 2011, the former No. 1 draft pick who made a career on his elusive ability on the football field was sacked by news he didn���t expect: He wasn���t eligible. ���I found out because I had a felony on my Visit Alexandria details pandemic's tourism hit ��� and its comeback plans 09/24/2020 02:14pm • In a normal year, tourism brings in about $50 million in annual consumption taxes to the City of Alexandria, which the Virginia city uses to fund local services such as public safety, transportation, human services and education. This year, the city was on track. Then, the coronavirus pandemic en Montgomery Co. warns of ���COVID fatigue,' appeals for more residents to get tested 09/23/2020 04:19pm • While COVID-19 testing is rebounding in Montgomery County over the past week or so, officials on Wednesday warned of ���COVID fatigue��� and said the numbers are still lower than they need to be to keep track of the virus. While Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said testing was inching back up in Howard U. hospital plan moves forward despite ethics violations 09/22/2020 04:51pm • A new Howard University teaching hospital is one step closer to being realized, despite the ethical entanglements of the man who garnered the deal. Before approving legislation Tuesday allowing for up to $225 million in tax abatement for Howard University to build a new teaching hospital, D.C. Co Montgomery Co. schools face major budget cuts due to pandemic 09/22/2020 07:19am • ������ Montgomery County's public schools are bracing for a major blow to funding as the Maryland county mulls deep budget cuts for fiscal year 2022 that are rooted in the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. At a virtual meeting Monday, Montgomery County school officials anticipated Early education, affordable housing, economic development among top Montgomery Co. budget initiatives 09/22/2020 04:15am • In an online forum Monday night, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich provided the community with a look at the goals and initiatives of the Maryland county's proposed $5.9 billion operating budget. Elrich listed seven initiatives undertaken by the county that will continue to be followed in t Former DC administrator who sought job at Howard University fined for ethics violation 09/22/2020 12:13am • A former D.C. government administrator has been fined $2,500 by an ethics board for his involvement in legislating a multimillion dollar tax break for Howard University, where he had been seeking employment. The findings from the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability revealed that it DC launches $5 million child care relief fund, renews calls for contact-tracing cooperation 09/21/2020 01:47pm • D.C. will provide $5 million to child care facilities throughout the District as part of its pandemic relief efforts, the city said Monday. The D.C. Child Care Provider Relief Fund will provide emergency money to all licensed child care providers. ���Expanding access to high-quality child care Anne Arundel County steps up legal aid for tenants facing eviction 09/18/2020 01:04am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. As advocates warn that tenants will still need to head to court to avoid eviction under a new federal moratorium, officials in Anne Arunde Arena Stage tackles DC statehood, racism in streaming film '51st State' 09/16/2020 12:38am • D.C. residents have long protested "taxation without representation." It has become even more important during the city's recent handling of racial unrest. Arena Stage tackles both issues in its new 60-minute film "The 51st State," which premieres Wednesday in a sold-out supper club before After judge's Purple Line ruling, Montgomery Co. Council to hear from state transportation officials 09/14/2020 09:33pm • The plan for the public-private partnership to build the Purple Line may be coming apart, but Maryland state transportation officials continue to assure local governments that they are committed to finishing the project. State Transportation Secretary Greg Slater and Maryland Transit Administrati Watchdog review finds issues with costly Virginia incentive programs 09/14/2020 07:33pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Several of Virginia's publicly funded economic development incentive programs have limited benefit and either need to be overhauled or eliminated, according to a new report published Monday by the state's legislative watchdog agency. Staff of the Joint Legislative Audit and