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The Best Places to Retire in Florida 11/08/2021 12:00am • Retirement in FloridaFlorida's sunny beaches and pleasant winters have long drawn retirees who spent their working years in colder climes. The low housing prices in many Florida cities make the Sunshine State an affordable place to relocate. There's also no state income tax in Florida, which can ben 10 Year-End Tax Tips for 2021 11/08/2021 12:00am • With the winter holidays looming, the clock is ticking for taxpayers who want to minimize what they will pay next spring. "What's been on top of mind for my clients is the Biden proposal," says Andy Subkoviak, senior investment strategist with investment advisory firm Parametric in Seattle. Although How to Get FAFSA Completion Help Amid COVID-19 11/08/2021 12:00am • As economic turmoil from the coronavirus pandemic continues, colleges and universities face yet another year of lower completion rates for federal financial aid among high school seniors. This trend may be head-scratching for some, but experts are concerned that stressors related to COVID-19 are ta 24 charged with tax fraud over cirgarette sales' revenue in North Carolina 11/06/2021 11:04am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors say a North Carolina federal grand jury has returned a sealed, indictment charging 24 people in a scheme to defraud the federal government and four states of millions of dollars in tax revenues from cigarette sales. The acting U.S. Attorney for eastern North Car Maryland lawmakers, bay advocates react to late-night passage of $1.2 trillion US infrastructure bill 11/06/2021 10:52am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The U.S. House cleared a $1.2 trillion physical infrastructure bill and took a major step toward passage of a landmark $1.85 trillion soc Advocacy for more grocery stores east of the Anacostia River in DC slowly paying off 11/06/2021 08:55am • For years, advocacy groups have been struggling to get more grocery stores opened up east of the Anacostia River. There have been protests and demonstrations, tax incentives, and all sorts of other ways of persuasion. A report that came out last year chronicled the lack of progress, but in an Lucid Motors opens Tysons showroom Saturday 11/05/2021 12:00pm • Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors will open a showroom at Tysons Corner Center in Virginia on Nov. 6. (Courtesy Lucid Motors) Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors will open a showroom at Tysons Corner Center in Virginia on Saturday. It's the automaker’s 11th showroom to open. Newark 8 Short Squeeze Stocks That Could Take Off in November 11/05/2021 12:00am • These stocks are primed for short squeezes.There's no question 2021 has been the year of the short squeeze. Groups of retail traders on Reddit and other social media platforms have successfully built targeted buying campaigns in a handful of the most heavily shorted stocks with the goal of triggerin DC health director rejects gym owners' calls to loosen mask mandate 11/04/2021 07:03pm • Gym owners called on the D.C. Council Thursday to "work alongside us to save D.C. fitness businesses" and slammed the "unfair and overly restrictive policies instituted" by District leaders in response to the pandemic. But their pleading for the city to give gyms and fitness studios a reprieve fr The Best Places to Live in South Carolina 11/04/2021 12:00am • You may base your decision to move to a new place on a pros and cons list or simply decide to trust your gut feeling. But even when you've narrowed down your choices to a single state, you may find you still have plenty of options. In South Carolina, in particular, coastal and inland or even mounta Exploring Private High Schools in Los Angeles 11/04/2021 12:00am • While private schools around the country had a tumultuous time during the pandemic, with some seeing enrollment spikes while others experienced declines, private high schools in Los Angeles have remained a stable option for parents considering education choices. Statewide, private high school enrol 7 Best Tax-Free Municipal Bond Funds 11/04/2021 12:00am • These muni bond funds offer tax-exempt income.Municipal bonds, sometimes referred to as munis, are issued by various government entities such as states, counties and municipalities. The income from these bond funds is typically exempt from federal taxes and, if issued within your state, the interest Area pols react to Youngkin’s Va. victory 11/03/2021 02:40pm • Politicians across the area are reacting to Republican Glenn Youngkin’s victory over Democrat Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday in the Virginia gubernatorial election. “This morning I spoke with Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin to congratulate him on being elected Governor of the greatest Commonwealth Sears becomes Virginia's 1st female lieutenant governor 11/03/2021 12:51pm • FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Republican Winsome Sears, who returned to Virginia politics after an absence of nearly two decades, has become the first female lieutenant governor and the first woman of color to win statewide office in Virginia. Sears defeated Democrat Hala Ayala in Tuesday’s electi McAuliffe concedes as Youngkin projected to win Va. governor's race; Republicans lead in lt. gov., attorney general races 11/03/2021 09:53am • Republican Glenn Youngkin, a former business executive and a first-time political candidate, was projected early Wednesday by The Associated Press to win the governorship of Virginia, beating Democratic former governor Terry McAuliffe in a result that seemed unlikely over the summer and could have n