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Ex-Md. county economic-development official gets 4 years for embezzlement 02/22/2019 06:31pm • WASHINGTON �����A man who oversaw Montgomery County, Maryland's finances is going to prison for four years after federal prosecutors said he embezzled millions. From 2010 until 2016, Byung Il "Peter" Bang was the COO of the county's Department of Economic Development and, as part of his work, ove Arlington County's manager proposes first tax increase in 2 years 02/22/2019 04:14am • WASHINGTON ��� Homeowners in Virginia's Arlington County could be paying a bit more in property taxes in the upcoming budget year if manager Mark Schwartz���s latest proposal is approved. The county manager is calling for a 1.5 cent real estate tax rate increase. One penny of the increase is earm Virginia to essentially get early voting in 2020 02/21/2019 07:15pm • RICHMOND, Va. ��� Significant shifts to make it easier to vote in Virginia were among the changes that got final approval Thursday from the General Assembly. Starting in November 2020, Virginia voters would no longer need a reason to vote early through in-person absentee voting, starting two Satu Senator on Hopkins bill: 'It���s akin to establishing a Vatican City within Baltimore' 02/21/2019 08:45am • On Friday, House and Senate committees will conduct hearings on legislation that would allow Johns Hopkins University to have armed police officers patrol its campuses, hospital and adjacent areas. Similar legislation was introduced in 2018 but it was withdrawn without a vote in the wake of public a Ballston Metro station to become home to colorful, motion-activated art project 02/20/2019 11:00am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner, ARLnow.com, and republished with permission. Ballston���s Metro station could soon see a colorful, motion-activated, LED light display as part of a new public art project. Dubbed ���Intersections,��� the project is being backed by the Ballston Tax changes: Alimony may still offer state tax deduction 02/20/2019 04:33am • You may have heard that alimony payments under newly executed divorce arrangements are no longer deductible for federal income tax purposes. This longtime deduction, which had been in place for about 75 years, was eliminated through one of the most controversial and well-publicized provisions of the ERA, ICE, racism drive up partisan rancor as Va. session winds down 02/19/2019 04:48pm • WASHINGTON ��� The Equal Rights Amendment, a Republican bill to force local governments to do more to help federal immigration officials and the ongoing concerns about admissions the governor and attorney general have worn blackface combined Tuesday to spark particularly sharp fights on Virginia's H Fairfax Co. budget proposal: Raises, fully funded schools, no tax increase 02/19/2019 04:32pm • FAIRFAX, Va. ��� Fairfax County's proposed $4.44 billion budget for fiscal 2020 would not change the real estate property tax, would give raises to county employees and would fully fund the public school system. "This is a good-news budget for Fairfax County and a good-news budget for Fairfax Cou What matters most to Marylanders? Pocketbook issues 02/19/2019 11:22am • WASHINGTON ��� Money matters most to Marylanders, according to a new Goucher Poll released Tuesday. Twenty-one percent of the 808 residents surveyed put concerns about taxes, jobs and economic growth at the top of their list of concerns. Sixteen percent put education at the top of the issues t 6 small business tax deductions 02/19/2019 09:35am • Small business owners looking to reduce their tax burden can take advantage of several money-saving deductions. These include existing deductions, such as those for vehicle expenses and home offices, as well as a brand new qualified business income deduction that will allow some small business owner Poll: Marylanders solidly behind Hogan, but in no hurry for a Trump challenge 02/19/2019 04:50am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partners at��Maryland Matters��and republished with permission.��Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Maryland residents continue to hold Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) in high regard, viewing him as capable, likable and honest Today in History: Feb. 19 02/19/2019 12:34am • Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2019. There are 315 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On Feb. 19, 1968, the children���s program ���Mister Rogers��� Neighborhood,��� created by and starring Fred Rogers, made its network debut on National Educational Television, Some tax deductions you won't find when you file this year 02/18/2019 07:01pm • WASHINGTON����� Taxpayers who haven't had the time to brush up on the changes that came with the new tax plan may be in for a surprise. Many of the deductions taxpayers have turned to in years past are gone. "It's the largest tax law change since 1986," according to Bryan Lake of Shoreline Tax Tumultuous Va. legislative session moves into final week 02/16/2019 06:08am • WASHINGTON ��� Virginia lawmakers plowed ahead Friday with final approvals for some bills and closed-door negotiations on big-ticket items like the budget, with only some allusions to the drama surrounding the state's top elected leaders. The state Senate gave final approval to a coal ash disposa Virginia tax changes signed into law, refund processing can begin 02/15/2019 01:29pm • WASHINGTON����� Gov. Ralph Northam signed emergency tax legislation into law Friday, which will allow delayed state tax return and refund processing to begin soon. The bill conforms state law to match the federal GOP tax cut bill, but includes extra refunds for many taxpayers this fall and additi