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Maryland property tax assessment error could cost $250M

The Maryland General Assembly is considering a legislative solution to address the problem of missed deadlines for mailing property tax assessments, a mistake that affected approximately 107,000 notices and resulted in no action being taken. The move could cost local governments about $250 million over three years, state officials said Thursday. Every year, Maryland reassesses […]

St. John’s slump leaves slim margin for error to make NCAA Tournament

St. John’s University has eliminated the margin for error. All previous breathing chambers are gone. With five losses in six games, the Johnnies have no chance of making it to the NCAA Tournament. They got off to a good start in the tournament and made it to the cut line, according to three prominent brackets: […]

NoVA county reports 4,000-vote tallying error in 2020 presidential race

Prince William County, Virginia, admitted it underreported President Joe Biden's 2020 victory over his predecessor Donald Trump. Officials are believed to have underreported Biden's vote total by 1,648 votes and overreported Trump's total by 2,327 votes. The county primarily includes the suburbs of Washington, D.C., and is a Democratic stronghold. A northern Virginia county has […]

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun admits error, says mid-air blowout ‘can never happen again’

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun acknowledged the U.S. aircraft maker's error after more than 170 jets remained grounded for four days, and blamed the Alaska Airlines midair panel explosion. The company told staff that such an accident would “never happen again.” At a somber town hall meeting at the company's 737 factory in Renton, Wash., Stan […]