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Investment outlook for 2012: Continued volatility, but brighter predictions for U.S. stocks

Paper U.S. Savings Bonds being discontinued

Howard County lawmakers are looking to increase restrictions on county massage establishments and taxicab drivers, requiring them to undergo nationwide criminal background checks.

Howard County golf courses may be able to start serving alcohol at 6 a.m. instead of 11 a.m. if a bill proposed by members of the Howard County delegation passes the General Assembly next year.

Representatives of the two competing bidders descended on the long struggling Rocky Gap resort in Western Maryland Tuesday afternoon and presented vying plans to transform a state-backed development failure into a revenue generating casino.

Several municipalities and the state of Maryland are waiting to see if there will be any trickle-down effects from the S&P downgrade of the U.S. credit rating.

Carol Filipczak, a Columbia resident and Howard Count Conservancy Board of Trustee member, left the conservancy $165,000 in her will when she passed away May 26. The bequest will go to renovating the historic farmhouse on the conservancy property

The move by the federal government to end the sale of paper savings bonds at banks and credit unions next year is bad news for savers in more ways than one.

If it doesn't raise the debt limit, America will become the biggest deadbeat in the history of the world.

Conduct your own treasure hunt for lost money. Such digging is fast and easy because states and the federal government post information online about inactive bank accounts, forgotten savings bonds and lost pensions.

Maryland will share in a $75 million settlement that state attorneys general across the country negotiated with JPMorgan Chase to resolve allegations of bond derivative bid-rigging that defrauded states, counties and nonprofits.

Economist Peter Morici says as a short-term fix, the Treasury can print money and the Fed can sell off bonds to keep the currency supply stable

Development of Troy Park athletic complex slowed due to funding. WTA event scheduled for the park switched to Tennis Center at College Park

There's no question that Maryland is due for a hefty increase in tolls. For many years, tolls here have remained cheap by national standards as the Maryland Transportation Authority put off the day it would have to deal with the realities of increased borrowing and an aging system.

Housing Authority of Baltimore City says paying claims and potential claims could exceed $800 million, threaten authority's solvency

After two unsuccessful attempts to transform the debt-ridden Rocky Gap Lodge in a profit generating casino, Maryland lawmakers are considering a package of financial incentives to slash the tax rate and erase millions in fees in an attempt to attract a bidder.

For taxpayers who are also procrastinators, this is your year. Not only is the IRS asking those with more complex returns to hold off filing until mid-February, but the usual tax deadline has been extended three days to April 18 because of a holiday in Washington.

Legg Mason Inc. has bounced back from the worst of the financial crisis. Yet one key measure stands in the way of a full recovery: Clients continue to pull money from Legg Mason's mutual funds even as the market rebounds and shell-shocked investors regain their footing.