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25 key pieces of legislation Maryland lawmakers passed this week 03/20/2020 08:20am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. State legislators churned through hundreds of bills in the last several days of their abbreviated session, passing an astonishing 660 piec Coronavirus: As more tests become available, DC sees jump in coronavirus cases 03/19/2020 09:56pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who chairs the National Governors Association, announces five priorities that governors are asking of the federal government to fight the coronavirus during a news conference Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Annapolis, Md. Maj. Gen. Timothy Gowen, the adjutant general of the M Maryland General Assembly: Frenzied lawmaking and tender moments in tense session's final hours 03/19/2020 06:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, D-Baltimore County, presides over the last day of the 2020 General Assembly session. (Courtesy Ma Maryland delegate swiftly loses gavel over House vote on budget powers 03/18/2020 11:40pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Retribution came swiftly and publicly for a member of the House of Delegates Wednesday following a heated vote on a proposal to give the Gen Amid coronavirus concerns, Maryland delays tax payments 03/18/2020 05:28am • After the Trump administration announced Tuesday that people could delay paying their federal income taxes, Maryland leaders followed suit and said the same would be true for taxpayers on the state level. “Extending the due date for Maryland state individual and business income tax payments hel DC faces harsh financial reality if coronavirus restrictions persist 03/17/2020 10:24pm • D.C.'s chief financial officer updated council members on the state of the District's finances if the coronavirus outbreak continues into the summer. Jeffrey DeWitt testified ahead of a vote to pass emergency legislation in D.C. that would make more resources available for unemployed workers and DC Council passes bill offering assistance for workers, businesses in wake of coronavirus 03/17/2020 01:20pm • The D.C. Council passed a series of measures Tuesday designed to offer some relief to workers and businesses feeling the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. Lawmakers advanced an emergency bill by unanimous vote, putting everything from tax breaks to new worker protections into effect immediat DC, Md., Va. announce new coronavirus restrictions; feds get maximum telework flexibility 03/16/2020 10:26am • In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, federal agencies in the D.C. region will open Monday with "maximum telework flexibilities to all current telework eligible employees, pursuant to direction from agency heads," the Office of Personnel Management said. That announcement came shortly after t Maryland special sign-up period for health insurance opens 03/13/2020 11:11pm • Maryland residents who lack health insurance — and who are spooked by the COVID-19 outbreak — can sign-up for coverage next week. In response to the spread of the virus, the Maryland Health Connection, the state’s health insurance marketplace, is opening a special open-enrollment period beg Alexandria property taxes could go up 7% 03/12/2020 12:34pm • Residential property owners in Alexandria could see their tax bill go up as much as 7%. (Getty Images/Thinkstock) Residential property owners in Alexandria could see their tax bill go up as much as 7%. The Alexandria City Council will consider a 2020 calendar year real estate rate of up to $1 Md. Senate panels approve education reform bill with a potential off-ramp after five years 03/12/2020 08:58am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A Maryland Senate panel moved forward Wednesday with amendments to a multi-billion-dollar education reform plan ― including a provision How to protect your 401(k) from the coronavirus 03/11/2020 08:00pm • Financial concerns stemming from the coronavirus outbreak have rippled through the global economy. "The coronavirus has had an undeniable impact on the stock market, which extends to 401(k)s," says Steve Sexton, financial consultant and CEO of Sexton Advisory Group, a financial services firm in S Nutritionist's tips for boosting your body to battle the new coronavirus 03/11/2020 09:13am • Unless you avoid all of humanity until the new coronavirus outbreak wanes, you can’t be sure you won’t be exposed to it. The next best option is to go about boosting your body's immune system to better fight the illness, just in case. Rebecca Scritchfield, a registered dietitian, nutritionist Md. senate moves revenue bills to cover education reform costs 03/11/2020 08:38am • Sen. Guy Guzzone (D-Howard), chair of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee. Courtesy Danielle E. Gaines Senate budget crunchers moved forward Tuesday afternoon on a revenue package that would expand Maryland’s sales tax to online streaming services, increase the tax rate on nicotine produc Aligned Energy data center will expand to 1 million square feet 03/10/2020 11:12am • Aligned Energy will expand its Ashburn data center. The Plano, Texas-based Aligned Energy will expand its hyperscale Ashburn, Virginia data center to 1 million square feet as part of new funding for the data center operator's growth plans. The existing data center, at 21890 Uunet Drive near t