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Tax Day brings new deadlines, extensions in DC, Md. and Va. amid coronavirus 04/15/2020 05:49am • Tax Day is Wednesday and there are some changes in place to help taxpayers severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, including a few additional months to get paperwork in order before any payments are due. Virginia The due date for state tax payments has been extended to June 1, so don't expe Amended Virginia budget sees education cuts, transportation plan freezes 04/14/2020 06:15pm • Colleges may still be online-only this fall, free community college plans are on hold, and Virginia would not adopt a new six-year construction plan this spring under the amended state budget proposal. Gov. Ralph Northam released specific amendments Monday, which included a provision to allow tui Gambling, transportation, discrimination and budget changes in Virginia 04/14/2020 05:30am • From casinos and transportation to voting and anti-discrimination measures, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed hundreds of bills and suggested amendments to dozens of others ahead of next week’s reconvened session of the General Assembly. Northam’s deadline to act over the weekend also re Coronavirus update: Bowser, Hogan say no 'artificial deadline' on lifting restrictions 04/12/2020 11:48am • St. Anne's Episcopal Church is seen in the distance from Main Street in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issued a "stay-at-home" directive Monday in response to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The latest D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Maryland City of Falls Church 'bunny hop' brings Easter celebration to children in place of egg hunt 04/11/2020 02:22pm • On the day when the annual Easter Egg Hunt usually brings thousands of kids to the City of Falls Church, the parks department decided instead to take Mr. and Mrs. Bunny on a trip through the city — maintaining proper social distancing, of course. "We are taking the bunny to the streets," said D Telemedicine: Coronavirus has spurred its growth, and it may be here to stay 04/10/2020 02:05pm • An example of telemedicine, which allows a doctor in Montgomery, Ala., to work with patients all over the state at the Medical Advocacy and Outreach clinic in Montgomery, Ala. on Friday, June 14, 2019. (Jake Crandall/Montgomery Advertiser via AP) These days, most people want to avoid in-person v Md. budget officials: Coronavirus could cost state $2.8B in lost revenues by June 30 04/10/2020 01:22pm • Calling the coronavirus emergency "the worst public health crisis and most devastating economic catastrophe of our lifetimes," Maryland's top financial official said the virus could cost the state $2.8 billion in lost revenue by the end of the fiscal year on June 30. That’s about 15% of the gen Cocktails-to-go aim to stir-up business for Va. restaurants shaken by coronavirus 04/10/2020 10:01am • Friday night happy hours in bars and restaurants are on hold, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but Virginia has given the temporary OK to restaurants and distilleries to serve cocktails-to-go — with restrictions. Under the COVID-19 restrictions, distilleries can sell two mixed drinks p Loudoun supervisors lower taxes, put capital projects on hold as coronavirus impacts county 04/10/2020 07:51am • The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved a $3 billion budget for next year that reduced the Virginia county's tax rate by a penny — and put on hold all capital projects that have to be financed. The moves come as the supervisors recognize the financial uncertainty stemming from the coro Coronavirus pandemic forces Fairfax Co. to revise budget, eliminate proposed tax hikes 04/10/2020 07:05am • Taxes won't be going up in Virginia's Fairfax County after the county executive revised the proposed budget because of the coronavirus pandemic. And a new tax on movie, theater and concert tickets has been eliminated from the new Fairfax County FY 2021 Budget proposed by County Executive Bryan Hi Ex-Baltimore mayor seeks 2nd delay of start of prison term 04/08/2020 05:14pm • Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is asking a federal judge to delay for a second time the start of her prison sentence. An attorney for the disgraced politician argued in a motion Wednesday that his client should not begin her three-year sentence April 27 because of court delays prompted by Alexandria faces $100M budget gap because of coronavirus pandemic 04/08/2020 08:20am • The City of Alexandria is feeling a budget crunch from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, leaving officials in the Virginia city with no choice but to revise down their funding plan for the next fiscal year. Alexandria City Manager Mark Jinks announced revisions to his proposed Fiscal Year 2021 bu DC Council to vote on coronavirus bill that imposes citywide rent freeze 04/06/2020 02:57pm • The D.C. Council is set to vote Tuesday on a major coronavirus relief package that extends Mayor Muriel Bowser's authority to declare a health emergency through mid-June and imposes a citywide rent freeze, among other measures. Details of a draft version of the bill were unveiled Monday morning b Curtain Call: DC-area theaters hope to stage comeback after coronavirus 04/06/2020 01:05am • Ford's Theatre sits empty. (Maxwell MacKenzie via Ford's Theatre) They say all the world is a stage, but what happens when the world closes the stage? The recent coronavirus crowd restrictions have devastated the local theater community, whose entire livelihood and passion for life relie DC charity aims to help feed hospital staff, first responders 04/05/2020 08:35pm • A D.C. charity is working to ensure hospital staffs and first responders don't have to worry where their next meal will come from during the coronavirus outbreak. The idea behind the campaign, called Feed The Fight, came to Elena Tompkins after talking to a friend who owns a restaurant. “The