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President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.9 trillion federal budget on Tuesday that calls for spending billions more on infrastructure, raising taxes on the wealthy and closing an income inequality gap the president has made a top target of his second term.

Calvin G. Butler Jr. came to Baltimore nearly three years ago with one foot here and the other in Chicago, flying west on weekends to his wife and two teenagers.

Tax credits for Maryland's cybersecurity and film industries could expand as part of the legislative session that starts Wednesday. They're just some of the many tax credits that industry groups said they hope to see grow, even as big fights over the minimum wage and changes to stormwater management fees loom for the session.

MGM Resorts International has been selected by a state commission to build an $925 million casino resort in Prince George's County. The panel voted 5-2 in favor of awarding a license to MGM, which proposed a massive casino beside Interstate 95 at National Harbor.

With momentum building for higher hourly pay in Maryland, Rep. John K. Delaney, a co-sponsor of a federal minimum wage bill and a former CEO, urged Baltimore-area business leaders Thursday to have a voice in a measure he said is long overdue

Putting a casino at National Harbor would bring in more money than two other proposed sites vying for the state's sole casino location in Prince George's County, consultants say.

KO Public Affairs is the poster child for Maryland Democratic crony capitalism. Their business model relies on getting their friends in government to take more dollars from taxpayers to give to their corporate clients.

The Baltimore Development Corp. will pay a Texas-based consultant up to $167,500 to develop a strategy for the city to improve its economic and business climate, the mayor's office announced Tuesday.

By the end of December, the location of the state's newest casino will be determined in Prince George's County, and one of three companies will begin spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build it.

Leaders of Maryland's transportation industry said Monday that the state's future success depends on continued infrastructure investment beyond the $4.4 billion already budgeted for commuter and mass transit systems in the next six years.

City leaders will unveil an ambitious long-term plan for the Inner Harbor Wednesday designed to restore pizazz to a once vital area that has lost cache in recent years.

Playing the final hand of the week in a round of bidding for the right to build a casino in Prince George's County, MGM Resorts on Friday proposed a $925 million resort at National Harbor.

The Greater Baltimore Committee's leadership program has trained more than 1,200 people in its 30 years, from Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to T. Rowe Price Chairman Brian Rogers. As they mark the anniversary, supporters are ramping up scholarship efforts to make the program more affordable.

The Greater Baltimore Committee throws its weight behind the effort to reform Maryland's redistricting process.

Lack of modern, NBA-sized arena big obstacle to Baltimore attracting team

MGM Resorts International presented an early look Wednesday at the design for its proposed $800 million casino and resort at National Harbor in Prince George's County.

The Greater Baltimore Committee said it will organize a private-sector commission to study Maryland's tax structure after dozens of CEOs named tax reform the top priority for making the state more business friendly.

Visit Baltimore officials and others in the industry say the city needs more exhibition space and a new arena or it risks falling behind in the lucrative convention market

Within the first 15 minutes of his interview with Towson president Maravene Loeschke, Tim Leonard knew two things: he wanted to be the university's next athletic director, and the school felt the same way about him.

Towson announced Thursday afternoon that the university has hired Tim Leonard as athletic director.

Towson is also working on an agreement with SECU for naming rights to new arena

Maryland's governor stood up for Baltimore jobs and environment

The City Council will vote tonight a bill that would require businesses getting large city contracts or financial support to hire 51 percent of new workers from Baltimore.

No Triple Crown winner this year, no first-female-jockey-to-win, no sunshine? No problem, said those who flocked to Pimlico Race Course and waited out a mid-afternoon downpour to see Oxbow leave behind Kentucky Derby winner Orb to win the 138th Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

The GBC wants a lower corporate income tax rate to spur growth and job creation; it should embrace combined reporting as the way to get there.

The Waterfront Partnership and the Greater Baltimore Committee are embarking on a comprehensive study of the Inner Harbor, aiming to sustain it as a vibrant part of the city.

Business, labor groups back gas tax increase

Homes, offices and shops would be clustered around Baltimore Penn Station and a canopy would soar over the station platform under a preliminary plan to redevelop the midtown site.

Bad roads and congestion cost Baltimore-area drivers nearly $1,800 annually in lost time, vehicle repairs and wasted fuel, according to a study by TRIP, a national transportation industry group.

J. Kirby Fowler said he could not serve as both regulator and advocate for downtown Baltimore casino

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake again offers support for drawing visitors to city with sporting event

Race On served as "facilitator" to second Grand Prix but will have more "hands-on" approach next year