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Maglev opponents seek to derail project in Md. state legislature 02/29/2020 09:51am • Opponents of a high-speed train proposing to connect D.C. to Baltimore have introduced legislation to block state funding for the project known as the Maglev, hoping to derail proceedings as developers undertake numerous studies and reviews. "This bill will not kill the Maglev project," said Del Stock market jitters? Try some patience and perspective 02/29/2020 07:31am • To state the obvious, the stock market is a little scary these days. A viral outbreak has spread to nearly 60 countries and shows little sign of abating. That in turn has stirred worries about the economy on a global scale. Now, the stock market has surrendered nearly Virginia lawmakers head into final week with votes on guns, transportation, more 02/28/2020 09:00pm • Visitors mill around the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP/Steve Helber) With just one week left in Virginia's General Assembly session, lawmakers sent several gun-related bills to the governor's desk Friday. The bills, which Gov. Ralph Northam supports, in Ex-Baltimore mayor sentenced to 3 years in book sales scheme 02/27/2020 10:00pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'c6cef302-9454-4fe4-8906-8eb273c5fc2b' }).render("556153693bb8a09");}); Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh wa Commuting Issues? Your employer can help. 02/26/2020 01:21pm • This content is sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation. Tired of your commute in traffic? There’s an easy and affordable way to improve your commute using alternate transportation and helping the environment. FareShare is a program offered by the Montgomery Count Fairfax County budget includes 3-cent tax hike and new admissions tax 02/25/2020 07:13pm • Fairfax County homeowners could see property taxes go up and a new tax could be levied on movie, theater and concert tickets under the Virginia county's proposed budget for next fiscal year. The $4.63 billion general fund budget that Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill presented to the Board of S 'Wonder Woman 1984' spent big bucks in N. Va., DC; here's how much it got back through incentives 02/25/2020 11:39am • The production of "Wonder Woman 1984" spent roughly $30 million between Virginia and D.C., of which it received back about $1.6 million through the two jurisdiction's tax incentive programs. "Wonder Woman 1984," directed by Patty Jenkins, premieres in theaters on June 5, nearly two years after th State bills would let Montgomery Co. raise some income taxes, cut some property taxes 02/24/2020 05:26pm • In Montgomery County, Maryland, the owner of a 2,000-square-foot home pays the same property tax rate as someone with a home 10 times that size. One of two tax bills pending in the Maryland General Assembly would change the rates. "You shouldn't have to make a decision to skip your mortgage on Rent my car? Virginia heads toward peer-to-peer auto rental law 02/24/2020 12:28pm • Think of it as Airbnb for cars. Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that would establish rules for peer-to-peer car rentals, in which a car owner could rent a vehicle to a stranger, for a fee. Unlike traditional car rental companies that monopolize airport rentals, and established ride-s The refinancing process is still daunting, but a little less so now 02/24/2020 09:30am • It still takes a lot of paperwork to refinance a mortgage, but a lot can be done digitally. (Thinkstock) If you are about to refinance a mortgage, be prepared to invest several hours gathering and preparing a lot of paperwork for the lender — but maybe not quite as many as the job used to requ Marylanders favor state education reform — but might not be prepared to fund it 02/24/2020 04:00am • A new poll finds Maryland residents strongly support many of the education proposals put forth by the Kirwan Commission, which include increasing teacher salaries and education funding. However, lawmakers may find less enthusiasm actually paying for the proposals once people familiarize themselve US 'honor roll' of historic places often ignores slavery 02/23/2020 09:26am • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those plantations hold places of honor on the National Register of Historic Places - but don’t look for many mentions of slavery in the government’s official record of places with hi Virginia bills headed to Northam tackle hands-free driving, discrimination, school discipline 02/21/2020 05:28pm • Virginia lawmakers approved a ban on handheld cellphone use while driving, new anti-discrimination protections and changes aimed at keeping students from being arrested for issues that could be handled through school discipline as part of many votes Thursday and Friday. The ban on handheld cellph Arlington County announces proposed budget with no tax-rate hike 02/20/2020 11:01pm • Over the past two years, Arlington County, Virginia, residents saw tax-rate hikes with the approval of new county budgets, but this year could be different. On Thursday, County Manager Mark Schwartz announced his proposed 2021 budget, in which he proposes no tax-rate change. The proposed $1.4 Gov. Hogan attacks proposed tax plan to fund education reform 02/20/2020 08:07pm • Maryland democratic officials believe they've found a possible funding solution to their ambitious education reform bill. Gov. Larry Hogan, on the contrary, views the proposal as a destruction of his work to ease the tax burden on Marylanders. They're both viewing the same thing: a proposal fr