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EXPLAINER: How US states help rich foreigners shield assets 10/10/2021 12:39pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) ��� A mention of "tax havens��� typically conjures images of sun-soaked Caribbean escapes like the Cayman Islands or the buttoned-down banks of Switzerland. Not South Dakota. But a report detailing how world leaders and some of the planet's wealthiest people hide their riches has North Carolina man wins lottery with ticket he forgot he even bought 10/09/2021 08:05pm • A North Carolina man won nearly $200,000 on a lottery ticket he forgot he bought -- and is now planning to use the money to switch careers. Gregory Warren, a mechanic in Franklinville, picked up a Cash 5 lottery ticket for the September 29 drawing while filling gas one day after work. "I don't Hogan: Put surplus into Rainy Day Fund, tax relief 10/08/2021 09:08am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland���s governor wants to put away much of the state���s record $2.5 billion surplus and spend the rest on tax relief and helping Marylanders in need. Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that he wants to boost the Rainy Day Fund to at least 7.5%, or $1.67 billion. Hog Exploring Private Schools for Learning Disabilities 10/08/2021 12:00am • When children struggle with learning differences, parents often look to private schools because they offer smaller classes and more individualized attention. While education experts say public schools have a legal obligation to educate all children, and that a well-funded district can have more res 'We'll be prepared': Hogan says Maryland ready for more boosters, vaccine approval for children 10/07/2021 04:32pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the state will be ready to administer more booster shots and vaccinate children between the ages of 5 and 11 once the federal government gives the go-ahead. Federal approval for the boosters and vaccines for younger children is expected to arrive in the next few wee Montgomery County schools may add 'financial literacy' to required courses 10/07/2021 08:04am • High school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, may soon be required to take a financial literacy course that includes learning how to budget, invest, spend and borrow. The idea was proposed Tuesday by Hana O'Looney, the student member of the Montgomery County School Board. "A lot of stud Microsoft, AWS dominate N. Va. data center land deals. Here's a look at what they've bought since 2020. 10/07/2021 05:00am • Greater Washington is a technology-rich economy, and no sector is more dominant on a global scale that data centers. The growing demand for cloud-enabled services, and the fight for cloud-related federal contracts, has made acquiring acreage to host new data centers a top priority for numerous comp How Fiduciaries Combine Active And Passive Management in Client Accounts 10/07/2021 12:00am • Advisors adhering to the fiduciary standard typically gravitate toward index funds or other passive strategies such as those developed by Dimensional Fund Advisors, Vanguard and others. There's a good reason for that. As fiduciaries, these advisors put client interests ahead of their own. Among othe DC-area hotels projected to lose $2.3B in business travel revenue in 2021 10/06/2021 09:18am • The interior of a room in D.C.'s first Curio Collection-branded hotel in Logan Circle. (Courtesy Curio Collection by Hilton) The D.C.-based American Hotel & Lodging Association estimates hotels in the region will lose $2.36 billion in business travel revenue for all of 2021, down 86.5% from Will Social Security Cover All Your Expenses? 10/06/2021 12:00am • As you think about retirement, it can be natural to look at how much you will receive from Social Security. If you've worked and paid enough Social Security taxes to qualify for benefits, you can expect to get Social Security checks starting between ages 62 and 70, depending on when you decide to b When Getting Your Student Loans Out of Default Is a Bad Idea 10/06/2021 12:00am • Defaulting on a federal student loan can be an extremely stressful situation. It can have a significantly negative effect on your credit report and can result in high collection costs. Given these things, it's understandable that borrowers would want to get their loans out of default as soon as poss Culpeper County fails to pass resolution cutting funding for entities imposing COVID-19 mandates 10/05/2021 10:53pm • (Courtesy Culpeper Media Network) 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. A resolution regarding the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors' intention not to fund non-governme DC statehood fight can continue, despite Supreme Court ruling 10/05/2021 01:41pm • The fight for D.C. statehood is far from over, even after the Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday that may have left statehood advocates feeling defeated. "The issue is alive and well," said Thomas Cooke, a business law professor at Georgetown University. Justices upheld a lower court's rulin How VP Kamala Harris, DC Mayor Bowser used stop at Colada Shop to support female entrepreneurship 10/05/2021 05:08am • When Daniella Senior, CEO of D.C.-based Colada Shop, was invited to the White House last week, she was so surprised at the invitation that she asked Vice President Kamala Harris��� chief of staff why she was included. The Cuban cafe and bar executive was told she came highly recommended, and soon What Holding Cryptocurrency Means for Your Estate Plan 10/05/2021 12:00am • Crypto-assets, including cryptocurrencies and noncurrency blockchain tokens, can hold significant family wealth and also present complex challenges to securing, transferring, protecting and gifting that wealth. Many elements of traditional estate planning are rendered obsolete in the realm of digit