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A decision by Gov. Larry Hogan to scuttle the Red Line or Purple Line, the long-planned light rail projects in Baltimore and the Washington suburbs that his administration is now reviewing, would be extremely unusual.

A new proposal to turn the land into an Under Armour campus and mixed-use neighborhood would take the area even farther from its industrial roots. But this plan, privately backed by the company's billionaire CEO, is unlikely to provoke similar upset, many said, especially because it provides an alternative to the company expanding into port operations in Locust Point.

People love to watch videos of returning service members coming home to the surprise of their kids and get misty-eyed as they share in emotional reunions. We expect a polished military color guard at the Super Bowl, with a tightly packed formation of jets flying over during the singing of the National Anthem. And we shed tears at the sacrifices soldiers make on the battle field. But empathy is not enough. If you really want to thank a veteran, encourage service as well as those who already

Sunday column on Arundel councilman's controversial remarks

As Maryland companies were interested in Cuban prospects when President Jimmy Carter eased some restrictions in the late 1970s, they are again watching to see how new developments unfold.

The head of Amtrak questioned whether an ongoing study of replacement options for the troubled, 140-year-old Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel is a "waste of time," given what he sees as a massive failure on the part of national leaders to commit adequate funding for major projects along one of the nation's busiest passenger rail system.

Gov.-elect Hogan didn't even have a chance to finish his thank-you tour before getting a nasty budget surprise: The state's deficit for the coming year has jumped from $400 to $600 million, and it's on a course to hit $1 trillion by 2020. To make matters worse, the state's job growth over the last year was one of the five lowest in the country. It's a tough time to take the helm.

A White House veteran recalls a time when Ike was struggling like Obama with the midterm blues.

Watergate may have been the lesser of Nixon's major offenses, writes Jules Witcover.

The Baltimore area has an outsized share of job openings in fields that make heavy use of science, technology, engineering or math skills, occupations that pay more and are harder for employers to fill, according to a new analysis.

Darlingston Johnson says his membership included lots of African immigrants, a group he says has never had a seat at the table of power.

A historic YMCA in Mount Vernon, once home to confessed Soviet spy Whittaker Chambers and a hotel run by the former Baltimore International Culinary college, is to become a 197-room Hotel Indigo, one of the new owners said.

The question of Maryland's economic competitiveness with Virginia is more nuanced than the candidates admit, and so are the finances of marijuana legalization.

A nearly 120-year-old retaining wall that has troubled Charles Village residents for decades collapsed amid a month's worth of rain that fell Tuesday and Wednesday, dumping half a dozen cars, street lights and sidewalks onto the CSX rail tracks below.

Maryland's employment base shrank by nearly 10,000 jobs in January and grew at a much weaker pace last year than originally estimated, the federal government said Monday.

The job market is so terrible for young adults — and has been now for years — that it's reached crisis proportions, according to a new report from the Washington-based Brookings Institution.

Washington's NFL franchise doesn't need anyone in Baltimore to lecture it on names or genocide

Those of us living in and around DC — not just those of us, like me, who actually root for Baltimore's teams over Washington's — should follow the lead of our good neighbors to the north and realize that there can be life after a change of name for a professional football team.

Maryland's manufacturing job losses — the result of cutbacks, shutdowns and technological innovations requiring fewer people — are among the nation's steepest. Advocates say it's not too late to reverse that.

The port of Baltimore's public marine terminals have earned a positive security assessment from the U.S. Coast Guard for the sixth year in a row, the Maryland Port Administration announced Thursday.

The suburbanization of poverty may be the trend nationwide, but Baltimore still suffers much more than its surrounding jurisdictions

Violence is resurgent in Iraq, but economic gains and the promise of elections offer some reason for optimism.

Like investors who sparked the financial crisis, Republicans in Congress have overplayed their position and put the nation at risk.

This summer, the shelter for women and children launched a program called "Front Door," which focuses on quickly finding housing.

Export proponents want companies in the Baltimore region — and nationally — to do more international business as a way to propel economic growth. Exports accounted for an expanding but still fairly slim 7.7 percent of the metro area's economic activity last year.

Maryland's job base is finally back to the size it was half a decade ago — before the deep recession gouged a big chunk out of it. But numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor show that the state's job market remains far from normal.

Brooklyn used to be every bit as bad as Baltimore, and now it's the hippest place on Earth.

North Korea's capabilities are an increasing threat, yet the Obama administration is cutting the missile defense budget.

Standardized tests, as required by No Child Left Behind, offer our only real measure of what is taught and learned.

Young professionals and other commuters in Maryland and around the country are driving less than they have in the past, according to a new study by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund.

The State Department damaged American interests with its reflexive support for Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.

U.S. commerce "would grind to a halt in a matter of days" in the wake of a crippling cyber attack that the nation's ports — including Baltimore — are ill prepared for, according to a new Brookings Institution report. But Port of Baltimore officials called the report "misleading and factually incorrect."

Health care now accounts for a bigger share of jobs than a decade ago in every major metro area in the U.S., including Baltimore, the Brookings Institution said Monday

Even though young students have a decade or more before they enter the work force, efforts to improve education in science, engineering, technology and math – better known as STEM – are a top priority for business, higher education and political leaders.

Nearly one in four jobs in the Baltimore area requires skills in science, technology, engineering and math, a concentration that ranks among the top 10 in the country and brings wealth to the region, according a report released Monday.

As you move through the ordinary activities of your everyday life, you're leaving an electronic trail rich in data about your whereabouts, your interests and your relationships. That's information of keen interest — and not only to marketers. As recent revelations about two National Security Agency surveillance programs show, at least some of those digital details are being collected and analyzed by the government.

New funding to expand service and capacity gets Baltimore area closer to the regional transit system in needs

More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades.