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Herndon Mayor Merkel: Meals tax increase not an ‘easy decision’ 04/30/2019 01:15pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, RestonNow.com, and republished with permission. The Town of Herndon’s 1.25% increase in its meal tax has generated some backlash from local residents — prompting Town of Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel to clarify why the tax was increased from 2.5% Beltway, I-270 toll lane plan to move forward next week 04/29/2019 11:40pm • Toll lane plans for parts of the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 are set to move forward next week, including plans for improvements to the American Legion Bridge. Maryland’s Board of Public Works — Gov. Larry Hogan, Treasurer Nancy Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot — is set to formall NRA's LaPierre fends off backlash, wins re-election as CEO 04/29/2019 10:09pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The National Rifle Association, facing internal turmoil over its financial management, increasingly partisan tone, and legal threats from government regulators, beat back efforts to overhaul its operations. Wayne LaPierre, the public face of the gun lobbying group for deca Poll shows Maryland divided 04/29/2019 07:15am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The level of anxiety between voters in Baltimore City and those residing in some of Maryland’s wealthier counties was especially stark AP FACT CHECK: Trump's misleading rhetoric on immigrants 04/29/2019 12:17am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is spreading misleading rhetoric about illegal immigration. At a Wisconsin rally, he suggested he's launched his plan to transport immigrants in the U.S. illegally to sanctuary cities in mass numbers — "my sick idea," as he prou Today in History: April 28 04/28/2019 12:10am • Today is Sunday, April 28, the 118th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On April 28, 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country. On this date: In 1758, the fifth president of th ProPublica: TurboTax deliberately hides its Free File page from search engines 04/26/2019 11:41am • ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit investigative newsroom based in New York. This week, we reported on how TurboTax uses deceptive design and misleading advertising to trick lower-income Americans into paying to file their taxes, even though they are eligible to do it for free. T Arlington County approves incentives to keep DEA headquarters 04/26/2019 10:09am • The Arlington County Board approved an incentive grant that will keep the Drug Enforcement Agency's headquarters in Virginia's Pentagon City. The county will give DEA's headquarters landlord, Clarion Partners, a $11.5 million Economic Development Incentive grant, stretched out over the 15-year te Arlington property taxes going up 3.2% 04/24/2019 05:51pm • The Arlington County Board's just-passed $1.4 billion fiscal 2020 budget includes an increase in property taxes. Higher residential property taxes coupled with fees and higher property assessments earlier this year will increase an Arlington County homeowner's burden by 3.2%. The increase is 2 California's Kite Pharma will create more than 400 jobs in Md. 04/24/2019 11:10am • Los Angeles-based Kite Pharma, which develops personalized T-cell cancer therapies, will build a biologics manufacturing facility on a 20-acre site in Urbana, Maryland, and will create hundreds of jobs in exchange for state incentives. Kite Pharma was acquired by Foster City, California-based Gil Kushner plays down Russia's interference in 2016 election 04/23/2019 04:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Tuesday the investigations into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election "had a much harder impact on our democracy" than what Russia actually did. Mere days after Americans read a redacted ve Prince William Co. supervisors reject last-minute tax hike on data centers 04/19/2019 09:11am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Newly elected Supervisor Victor Angry's first vote effectively ended the latest proposal to increase taxes on data centers for fiscal 2 DC must study impact of ride-share services on drivers, environment, researchers say 04/19/2019 04:00am • D.C. should establish a commission for a one-year study on the many possible effects on the city of on-demand, ride-hailing services, such as Uber and Lyft, Georgetown University researchers warn. "This study offers more questions than answers," said Katie Wells, a postdoctoral fellow with George 'It’s primarily racial': Study finds DC has the most intense gentrification in the country 04/18/2019 04:27am • If you head down to Navy Yard for a Washington Nationals game, you’ll notice more restaurants and condominiums. Eight new restaurants have opened their doors since Opening Day last year, and another six are expected to open by the end of this season. Baseball fans can now sip nitro cold brew co Metro targets Alexandria's Eisenhower Avenue corridor for large office building 04/17/2019 12:10pm • Metro’s planned Greater Washington office consolidation is likely to include a large office building on Alexandria’s Eisenhower Avenue corridor, near the transit agency’s existing rail yard. The city’s Carlyle Design Review Board is scheduled to take an initial look April 25 at a nearly 4