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USM graduate students fight for collective bargaining rights 01/28/2022 02:18pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. For the fifth year in a row, graduate students at Maryland public universities are imploring state lawmakers for the right to unionize. Officials get an earful at PW Digital Gateway listening session 01/28/2022 01:26pm • 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. Prince William County officials got an earful Thursday night from all sides of the request to designate more than 2,100 acres along Pagel What Is a 1099 and Who Gets One? 01/27/2022 07:00pm • While payroll employees of a company receive a W-2 form, anyone who works for themselves on a regular basis typically receives a 1099 tax form -- and if they work for several entities, they may receive a lot of 1099s. But even people who aren't independent contractors may receive 1099s for a variety What to Do With Your 401(k) When You Retire 01/27/2022 07:00pm • One of the biggest decisions new retirees must make is what to do with the money in their company-sponsored 401(k) plan. You can generally maintain your 401(k) with your former employer or roll it over into an individual retirement account. IRAs maintain the same tax benefits of a 401(k) and typical Will Cryptocurrency Regulation Affect Crypto Prices? 01/27/2022 07:00pm • Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have many roles: speculative digital asset, currency, platform for smart contracts and even a store of value. But when it comes to regulating cryptocurrency, there is a lot of confusion around how it should be defined legally. There is a regulatory framework for th As Metro nears, Loudoun Co. thins out congestion, widens two-lane roads 01/27/2022 08:56am • For years, Loudoun County has been Virginia's fastest-growing county, adding homes, retail, restaurants and the world's largest concentration of data centers in what was once a largely rural county. Development doesn't happen all at once, which can lead to congestion on a road network that contin Tysons-based ID.me is hiring 750 video chat agents 01/27/2022 08:31am • ID.me, one of the D.C.-area’s fastest-growing technology companies, will hire an additional 750 video chat agents to meet increased user volume for its digital identification services. That is on top of more than 1,000 new hires it announced it would fill by the end of last year, quadrupling it Bill seeks to untangle Maryland's regulation of invasive vines, nonnative plants 01/27/2022 07:34am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A bill before the General Assembly seeks to mitigate the spread of non-native plants and invasive vines across the state. The plants and How to Calculate Your Effective Tax Rate 01/26/2022 07:00pm • It's smart to calculate your effective tax rate each year to make adjustments to your withholding amount and budget for the year ahead. Your tax preparer may provide you with your effective tax rate, but it's simple to calculate if not. In addition to being useful for planning purposes, your effecti What to Do With Your 401(k) if You Get Laid Off 01/26/2022 07:00pm • If you've been laid off, furloughed or let go from a job, your entire lifestyle can change overnight. Unemployment rates hovered around 6% during the early months of 2021. There were around 10 million unemployed individuals in April 2021. When facing unemployment, it can be natural to look at money Legal Secrets to Reducing Your Taxes 01/26/2022 07:00pm • Taxes may be an inevitable part of life, but most people would probably rather not hand over a portion of their earnings to the government. "Tax bills can ruin your day," opines Craig Ferrantino, president of Craig James Financial Services in Melville, New York. Fortunately, there are a number of co Bill seeks to untangle state’s regulation of invasive vines and nonnative plants 01/26/2022 12:59pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A bill before the General Assembly seeks to mitigate the spread of non-native plants and invasive vines across the state. The plants and Dulles, Reagan National airfares still down 19% 01/26/2022 08:31am • Domestic U.S. air travel has recovered to within 80% of pre-pandemic levels, but airfare costs remain significantly lower. Personal finance and research site ValuePenguin says the average domestic round-trip airfare at U.S. airports in the second quarter of 2021, the most recent data available fr 7 Signs Your Financial Advisor Is Terrible 01/25/2022 07:00pm • It's every investor's nightmare -- squirreling away as much money as possible only to later discover part of it was squandered in fees, commissions and unsuitable investments a financial advisor made. That happens all too often, even in the post-Bernie Madoff era. With all the legalese and hidden cl Pair of Va. bills seek to finance football stadium, lure Washington Football Team 01/25/2022 05:10pm • Two bills have been filed in the Virginia General Assembly aiming to lure the Washington Football Team to the commonwealth. The nearly identical bills, submitted last week in the House and Senate, would establish a Virginia Football Stadium Authority, “charged with financing the construction of