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    May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  1. Maryland economy will continue to feel government spending cuts

    Maryland for years benefited from its close proximity to the nation's capital, but the mandatory federal spending cuts called sequestration will be a drag on the state's economy for the next couple of years, said the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
    Maryland for years benefited from its close proximity to the nation's capital, but the mandatory federal spending cuts called sequestration will be a drag on the state's economy for the next couple of years, said the president of the Federal Reserve...

    Tags: Finance, Federal Reserve, Business Institutions

  2. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  3. Obama's budget: A put up or shut up moment for the GOP

    It's facile to say that if the extreme right and left of American politics dislike something, it must be a good idea, but in the case of President Barack Obama's budget proposal, it may be true.
    It's facile to say that if the extreme right and left of American politics dislike something, it must be a good idea, but in the case of President Barack Obama's budget proposal, it may be true. The president is taking one more stab at a "grand bargain"...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Budgets and Budgeting, Bernard Sanders, Interior Policy, Budget Control Act of 2011

  4. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  5. The case against cutting Social Security and Medicare

    The president and a few other prominent Democrats are openly suggesting that Social Security payments be reduced by applying a lower adjustment for inflation, and that Medicare be means-tested.
    The president and a few other prominent Democrats are openly suggesting that Social Security payments be reduced by applying a lower adjustment for inflation, and that Medicare be means-tested. This is even before Democrats have begun formal budget...

    Tags: Retirement, Medicare, Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Finance

  6. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  7. Gas tax increase advances in House of Delegates

    The House of Delegates turned back a series of amendments Wednesday night seeking to derail a transportation revenue bill backed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, a strong indication that Democratic leaders have enough votes to raise the state's gas tax for the first time in more than two decades.
    The House of Delegates turned back a series of amendments Wednesday night seeking to derail a transportation revenue bill backed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, a strong indication that Democratic leaders have enough votes to raise the state's gas tax for the...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Regional Authority, Elections, Martin O'Malley

  8. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  9. The gas tax compromise

    The gas tax plan unveiled this week by Gov. Martin O'Malley and the General Assembly's top leaders is a complicated proposal that wouldn't represent our first choice in how best to pay for Maryland's transportation needs. But, on balance, it's a better-than-expected solution to a problem that has been nagging the State House for two decades.
    The gas tax plan unveiled this week by Gov. Martin O'Malley and the General Assembly's top leaders is a complicated proposal that wouldn't represent our first choice in how best to pay for Maryland's transportation needs. But, on balance, it's a better-...

    Tags: Baltimore Red Line, Prince George's County, Prices, Consumer Confidence, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

  10. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  11. The deficit control policy Democrats and Republicans can love

    When it comes to fixing America's ballooning debt problem, there is one policy option that both Democrats and Republicans should be rushing to embrace. It is the proposal to replace the current Consumer Price Index (CPI) with a more accurate measure of...

    Tags: Brookings Institution, Personal Income, Interior Policy, Republican Party, American Enterprise Institute

  12. Jan 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  13. U.S. stocks end higher despite negative news much of year

    Despite all the cliff drama in the past week that sent stocks spiraling downward, all three major U.S. stock indices ended the year higher — which might come as a surprise to many investors
    Despite all the cliff drama in the past week that sent stocks spiraling downward, all three major U.S. stock indices ended the year higher — which might come as a surprise to many investors U.S. stocks rallied Monday in the last hours of trading...

    Tags: Choice Hotels International Inc., Sourcefire, Inc., European Central Bank, Investments, Wells Fargo & Co.

  14. Nov 24, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  15. Hunting for savings in military spending

    A pair of reports critical of military spending — on items as diverse as health care and dried meat — are part of the latest round of scrutiny of the Defense Department's budget as the fiscal cliff approaches. The nonpartisan Congressional...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Interior Policy, Government, Tom Coburn, The Pentagon

  16. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  17. 2008 real estate bust leaves a lingering problem in Harford

    The fallout from the 2008 real estate bust lingers in Harford County and elsewhere, as evidenced by the latest round of property tax assessments for a third of the county's residential land, where values were off on average by more than 7 percent compared...

    Tags: Prices, Realty, Havre de Grace, Harford County, Values

  18. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  19. The hoax of 'entitlement reform'

    It has become accepted economic wisdom that the only way to get control over America's looming budget deficits is to "reform entitlements."
    It has become accepted economic wisdom that the only way to get control over America's looming budget deficits is to "reform entitlements." The accepted wisdom is wrong. Republicans trot out federal budget data showing a 32 percent increase in...

    Tags: Retirement, Budgets and Budgeting, Medicare, Insurance, Government Debt

  20. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  21. Fed's easy money will eventually trigger inflation

    Bar the door, Nelly — the Fed has abandoned all restraint and will now print money to finance the federal deficit.
    Bar the door, Nelly — the Fed has abandoned all restraint and will now print money to finance the federal deficit. To support the weak recovery, the Federal Reserve continues to keep short-term interest rates near zero, purchase mortgage-backed...

    Tags: Japan, Federal Reserve, Derivative Securities, Mortgages, Central Bank

  22. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  23. High earner? Here's how the 'fiscal cliff' deal affects you

    For better or worse, Marylanders may be more affected by the fiscal cliff tax deal than residents in other parts of the country.
    For better or worse, Marylanders may be more affected by the fiscal cliff tax deal than residents in other parts of the country. Maryland is one of the wealthiest states, and its residents have the nation's highest median income. That means they likely...

    Tags: Personal Income, Justice System, Taxation, Finance, George W. Bush

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