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Auditor: DC mayor's proposed budget isn't fiscally responsible 03/27/2019 04:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The auditor of Washington, D.C., says the city's $15.5 billion budget by proposed Mayor Muriel E. Bowser is "not fiscally responsible." The Washington Post reports D.C. Auditor Kathleen Patterson said Monday that the budget is balanced by proposed tax increases, but is unsusta Move over Grammys: Wammies honor DC music in push to 'Listen Local First' 03/27/2019 12:31am • Kacey Musgraves and Childish Gambino dominated the Grammys last month, but what about the local stars who are yet to be discovered? Well, they might just come from the Wammies. The local music award show is being revived by the nonprofit group The MusicianShip and promoted by Listen Local DeVos blasted again for proposing cuts to the Special Olympics 03/26/2019 08:19pm • For the third year in a row, Democrats dinged Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday for proposing to cut funds from the Special Olympics, after-school programs and support for students from low-income families. The difference is that this time, Democrats control the Get ready for a fast-paced CBD land grab 03/26/2019 11:29am • The CBD gold rush has begun. CBD, the chemical found in hemp and marijuana plants, is showing up in shampoos, lattes, body oils, gummy bears and dog treats. It's being sold in coffee shops and farmer's markets, mom-and-pops and high-end department stores and most recently, drugstore chain CVS. New restaurants around Nationals Park since last season 03/25/2019 09:30am • If you haven’t been to Capitol Riverfront since the Washington Nationals 2018 season, you're likely to notice a lot more restaurants, office buildings and condos. Capitol Riverfront, named one of America's 10 coolest neighborhoods by Money Magazine in 2017, is now also one of D.C.’s fastest g 8 ways to boost ROI on your vacation home 03/25/2019 09:30am • Get more return. If you've invested in a vacation home, you have options for recouping some expenses when you're away. You've been able to deduct expenses, mortgage interest and property taxes if you limited personal use to 14 days per year or 10 percent of the time the home was rented, whichever 9 red flags you're making a bad financial decision 03/25/2019 09:00am • Watch out for these telltale signs. If you've made poor spending decisions in the past or developed lackluster money-management habits over time, you've probably tried to figure out where things went south. The reality is there are often warnings indicating that you were about to stumble into som Applying for a mortgage? Shop the rate (and prepare for paperwork if you’re self-employed) 03/25/2019 07:36am • For homebuyers applying for a mortgage, the work starts well before you actually apply for it, and for self-employed mortgage seekers, the work can be even more daunting. For all mortgage seekers, you can get a better deal if you put the time and effort into finding it. Many buyers tend to def Physician groups call for taxes and regulations on kids' access to sugary drinks 03/25/2019 04:15am • Physicians' groups have long taken a stand against high consumption of sugary drinks in the United States -- and now they are calling for several policies to limit access to sugar-sweetened beverages among children and teens. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association r Column: Nationals should be fine without Harper, but could have kept him 03/25/2019 01:24am • The other day, a weird thing happened: These T-shirts were hanging in every locker when the Padres arrived in the clubhouse this morning: pic.twitter.com/ZB7L50QSr3 — Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) March 20, 2019 If you’re unfamiliar with A.J. Preller, I’ll save you the Google search -- he’ Washington analysts, journalists react to AG's letter on Mueller report 03/24/2019 06:00pm • Attorney General William Barr's letter to Congress said special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence that President Donald Trump or anyone on his campaign staff attempted to collude with Russia to influence the elections. Several Washington analysts and journalists joined WTOP on-air to discuss US budget deficit hit $234 billion in February, a new monthly record 03/22/2019 04:51pm • The US logged its biggest monthly fiscal gap ever last month. The budget widened to $234 billion in February, the Treasury Department announced on Friday, compared with a monthly shortfall of $215.2 billion a year earlier. Last month's budget gap helped push the US go Today in History: March 22 03/22/2019 02:00am • Today is Friday, March 22, the 81st day of 2019. Today's Highlights in History: On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to raise money from the American colonies, which fiercely resisted the tax. (The Stamp Act was repealed a year later.) On this date: In 1882, Pre Virginia pension fund in trouble if market meltdown hits 03/21/2019 11:52am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A recent state report has found that Virginia's pension fund is in a worse position to handle a market meltdown than it was before the Great Recession. That's despite a 10-year bull market and pension reform efforts by lawmakers to make the fund more resilient. The Virgi With repeal of Kings Dominion law, Va. schools can now start before Labor Day 03/21/2019 11:26am • After years of battles over when school should start, Virginia is making significant changes to the so-called "Kings Dominion Law." This week, Gov. Ralph Northam signed bills into law that will allow all Virginia school systems to open up to two weeks before Labor Day as long as they give student