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Despite lingering questions, DC says paid family leave on track 02/01/2018 12:35pm • WASHINGTON — Despite lingering questions about how paid family leave will be funded in D.C., the official in charge of implementing the program is insisting that the process is not lagging behind. "We're on track and we are ready," said Odie Donald, director of D.C.'s employment services depart BGE gets approval for rate reductions 02/01/2018 09:51am • WASHINGTON — Baltimore Gas and Electric received approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission to use $103 million in annual tax savings for reducing residential utility bills, beginning Feb. 1. The tax savings BGE expects are the result of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The avera Work to begin on new Old Town Waterfront Plaza; tall ship beer cruise coming next year 02/01/2018 08:53am • WASHINGTON — Alexandria officially gained possession of the old Old Dominion Boat Club on the Potomac River this week, and demolition is set for early March, clearing the way for a new public plaza in the Northern Virginia city. The Old Dominion Boat Club officially opened its new location ne Montgomery Co. slashes $53M from budget, including $25M from MCPS 02/01/2018 04:19am • WASHINGTON — The Montgomery County Council approved $53 million in budget cuts on Tuesday. The action in the large Maryland county was taken as part of an effort to deal with a shortfall stemming from lower-than-expected income tax revenues. Montgomery County Executive Isiah "Ike" Leggett submi How losing Wall affects Wizards at trade deadline 02/01/2018 02:29am • WASHINGTON — Anyone who has watched the Washington Wizards play this year knows the team's obvious talent has been undermined by its maddening inconsistency. So, while Washington clearly still needs to find some answers on how to keep its effort level up night in and night out, there’s a much Are Markets Too Complacent About Inflation? 01/31/2018 07:00pm • After years of low inflation, some investors seem to think it won't return. When global central banks attempted to jump-start the world's economies with extraordinary monetary stimulus after the global financial crisis in 2008, economists worried that all that money sloshing around would feed dire Know How and Where to Store Your Tax Documents 01/31/2018 07:00pm • Storing your tax documents requires a careful balancing act. You want to keep important financial forms for as long as you need them, but you don't want to store them in such a haphazard way that identity thieves can find them or you can't locate what you need when necessary. "If there's any chance 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for February 01/31/2018 07:00pm • Last month's five stock picks nearly doubled the return of the Standard & Poor's 500 index in January. This month, U.S. News is back with five of the best stocks to buy for February. An equally portioned portfolio of our January picks rose 10.5 percent last month, compared to the 5.8 percent ri AT&T Inc. (T) CEO to Trump: See You In Court 01/31/2018 07:00pm • AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is looking forward to its day in court so it can complete its merger with Time Warner (TWX) this year, the company's president says. CEO Randall Stephenson's comments came as the company reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations. AT&T sto Full text of President Trump's first State of the Union address 01/31/2018 07:32am • WASHINGTON — Below is the full text of President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address from Tuesday, Jan. 30. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: Less than 1 year has passed since I first stood at this 'Make America great again for all Americans': Trump delivers first State of the Union address 01/30/2018 10:43pm • (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: 'ff3417d5-b1da-45f4-b72e-f11d256fedb3' }).render("63261536ce53bc24");}); WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing a deeply Trump delivers first State of the Union 01/30/2018 10:29pm • (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: 'ff3417d5-b1da-45f4-b72e-f11d256fedb3' }).render("11261536ce2ddb02");}); WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump d Facebook Inc Crushes Earnings Estimates, FB Stock Plunges 01/30/2018 07:00pm • Facebook Inc (Nasdaq: FB) reported fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday afternoon, and they blew expectations out of the water. Despite great numbers on earnings and revenue, FB stock fell 4 percent in after-hours trading. Shares of Facebook stock are up 41 percent in the last year, while the Standar Understand Discharge Rates for Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers 01/30/2018 07:00pm • Mid-February will mark the third and final borrower defense negotiated rule -making session with the U.S. Department of Education, affected parties and borrower advocates. The driving force behind the need to modify the borrower defense regulations was the sudden closure of Corinthian Colleges in A Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Revenue Jumps, Boosted by Cloud 01/30/2018 07:00pm • Shares of Microsoft Corporation (ticker: MSFT) dipped by 1.6 percent after the market closed Wednesday as the software giant reported quarterly revenue that rose 12 percent to $28.9 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, beating expectations. Analysts had predicted the company would gene