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How much to expect in your coronavirus stimulus check 04/01/2020 10:00pm • This story has been updated. In a reversal by the Department of the Treasury, Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that those who receive Social Security benefits and are not typically required to file tax returns will not need to file an abbreviated tax return to receive their coronavirus sti Senators: 'Shameful' DC did not get all coronavirus pandemic funding 04/01/2020 03:40pm • People wait in a line to get into a Trader Joe's grocery store on April 1, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images/Drew Angerer) More than 20 U.S. senators have written Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and urged legislative action to make sure D.C. receives hundreds of millions dollars in f Coronavirus pandemic drives Fairfax County budget cuts 03/31/2020 05:20pm • We don't know what's next. It's the guiding principle behind major changes to the Fairfax County, Virginia, budget proposal that are set to be released next week. The original budget proposed a 3-cent property tax increase, which may or may not significantly change depending on the projected impa Coronavirus update: Metro closes 2 stations after contractor tests positive; DC officials call Senate relief bill ‘outrageous’ 03/27/2020 01:21am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks on the COVID-19 crisis Thursday, March 26, 2020. (Courtesy Mayor Bowser's Office) The latest President Donald Trump approves major disaster declaration for Maryland. Van Ness and Tenleytown Metro stations are closed until 8 a.m. on Friday. WTOP has learned t New retirement account rules in response to coronavirus 03/26/2020 08:00pm • The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act allows retirement account owners to take withdrawals for emergency costs related to the coronavirus pandemic and partially delays the tax consequences. Workers will also be able to initiate bigger 401(k) loans and get a slightly longer repayment Fairfax County government buildings to close to public Friday 03/25/2020 01:42pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, will close all government buildings to the public Friday to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. At 5 p.m. Friday, the county will restrict public access to its government buildings, according to a statement. The county government will remain open, with most serv Of America and sacrifice: Is the country ready to step up? 03/25/2020 10:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) — For most Americans alive today, the idea of shared national sacrifice is a collective abstraction, a memory handed down from a grandparent or passed on through a book or movie. Not since World War II, when people carried ration books with stamps that allowed them to purchase m Maryland comptroller wants to allow businesses time to recover after coronavirus 03/25/2020 06:14am • Recognizing how disrupted all residents' lives have been due to the coronavirus outbreak, Peter Franchot, the Maryland state comptroller, has already extended the state's personal income tax filing deadline to July and paused the state's collection of many current tax bills. However, he said he k Fairfax County extends tax deadlines in midst of coronavirus pandemic 03/24/2020 10:49pm • Several Northern Virginia counties said they're extending tax deadlines in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to delay the deadline for individuals and businesses to file property tax returns. The original deadline was May 1, and the conse DC Fray raffling off classic Land Rover to help small businesses amid coronavirus pandemic 03/24/2020 09:35am • The Fray Rover is a 1986 Land Rover 4x4 Defender 4-cylinder diesel. (Courtesy DC Fray) DC Fray, a for-profit company that organizes recreational sports leagues and publishes Districtfray.com, a digital magazine, is raffling off one of its recognizable vehicles to raise proceeds, some of which wi Coronavirus: Northam closes Va. schools for year; Hogan closes nonessential Md. businesses 03/23/2020 11:40pm • The latest President Donald Trump provided an update Monday afternoon on the COVID-19 efforts. He weighed in on the Senate relief bill that has been stalled. He talked about the possible treatment using malaria drugs. And, he said that critical supplies have been replenished. Find out more. How an Appian low-code center of excellence is helping Deloitte speed up the modernization process 03/23/2020 01:17pm • This content is provided by Appian. Deloitte has helped many federal agencies move off their legacy systems and onto modern platforms. In doing so, Deloitte has been able to identify common use cases for IT modernization and risks associated with their implementation. That’s why they set up an In midst of coronavirus pandemic, couples reschedule weddings 03/22/2020 01:00pm • With limits on social gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic, Leeanne Shepherd and Jeffrey Noel have had to reschedule their wedding. (Courtesy Leeanne Shepherd and Jeffrey Noel) Spring is usually the time of year when you hear lots of wedding bells. But with the coronavirus outbreak, the ri Coronavirus: Md. announces 3rd death; DC region sees uptick in cases with more testing 03/21/2020 05:35pm • The latest Maryland has confirmed its third death from the novel coronavirus — a 40-year-old Montgomery County woman who suffered from an underlying condition. In Virginia, Fairfax County reported its first coronavirus-related death, Virginia's third overall as of March 21. Gov. Ralph N DC ER doc advises: Stay home unless you show serious coronavirus symptoms 03/21/2020 09:59am • A D.C. emergency room doctor on the front lines of the coronavirus battle is asking you to help by not going to the hospital unless you have a real emergency. Showing some of the milder symptoms of coronavirus is not an emergency. “We see a number of patients coming in concerned they have th