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Question for Maryland Republicans: is it time to find another argument for getting Democrats out of office? For years, if not generations, the Maryland…

The port is one of only two on the East Coast that can handle the large cargo ships that can pass through the Panama Canal's locks when the project to widen the canal is completed in 2015. It could mean an economic windfall for Baltimore, but it faces competition from other ports.

Much of the focus on the immigration overhaul bill has been on what to do about the millions of people working illegally in the U.S. But things might change for a smaller subset of immigrant workers. The bill proposes doubling the number of skilled worker visas available to companies that want to hire foreign workers.

Baltimore City officials will tell potential contractors Wednesday morning how they want to turn the historic Lexington Market into a “food destination”…

The U.S. Senate seems ready to let states collect sales tax from more online retailers. Support for the measure has increased as businesses have converged their online and offline sales. "We're looking for consistency" in how taxes are collected, says the owner of a St. Louis pet store chain.

The U.S. Senate is poised to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act that allows states to collect taxes from out-of-state merchants. Tax policy experts say this long-sought bill brings fairness to the tax system and much needed money to state and local governments. But small online sellers are incensed at what they see as a new tax burden.

Young companies are often flush with big ideas and passion, but capital can be hard to come by. Maryland is trying to boost the local venture capital…

Budget cuts known as the sequester began over the weekend (and this NBC News blog has a good explainer on the various numbers floating around). Maryland,…