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Effects of the partial federal government shutdown Tuesday were felt across Maryland, home to 300,000 federal workers, more government contractors, and several agencies.

Congress has brought the nation once again up against a deadline to fund the federal government or shut it down. Unless lawmakers strike a deal, federal employees will be sent home when they arrive at work on Tuesday and government services will be suspended. Here's a look at how shutdown would affect you:

WASHINGTON — Thousands of workers at federal agencies based in Maryland would be furloughed and their work put on hold if Congress fails to reach an agreement in coming days to fund the government, a series of agency reports released by the Obama administration Friday show.

Harford County Executive David R. Craig explains his decision to seek a repeal of his county's 'rain tax'.

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman is holding a series of public meetings on the county's new stormwater fee; meanwhile, the County Council is considering exempting all nonprofit organizations from paying the fee.

The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County explains the penalties for those who choose not to participate in requirements of the Affordable Care Act.

For same-sex married couples in Maryland and elsewhere, filing taxes is about to change.

Legally married same-sex couples will be recognized for federal tax purposes no matter what state they live in, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced Thursday.

Baltimore's Elijah Cummings is the voice of reason on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and the chief restraint on chairman Darrell Issa

Many Maryland hospital CEOs received pay increases in recent years even as they complained about shrinking profit margins and warned about cutbacks unless they could increase rates paid by patients.

It's worth a look, as there's a bit of levity to be found on the 2-1/2 page list.

For the past year, the Office of Personnel Management has been working on regulations that will allow older federal workers to phase into retirement. Many are eagerly awaiting the program's launch.

The town commissioners' meeting room in the Bel Air Town Hall as a capacity of 115, and every bit of available space was taken Tuesday evening as local residents crowded in to hear from U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Dist. 1

In the coming years, the government's senior executives — top-tier career federal employees — could leave in droves. But the authors of a new report say most federal agencies are not doing enough to prepare their potential replacements.

A Zimbabwe native living in Baltimore was convicted Thursday on charges related to several different fraud schemes where he was accused of bilking credit unions and the Internal Revenue Service, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has raised nearly $500,000 in a federal campaign account he created last year and has made his first effort at spreading the cash around in early presidential primary states, a pair of campaign finance reports released Wednesday show.

WASHINGTON -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's federal PAC, which will become an important fundraising vehicle should he decide to run for president in 2016, is beginning to show signs of life.

A Baltimore car dealer pleaded guilty in federal court to depositing more than $2 million in a way to avoid having the bank report the transactions to the Internal Revenue Service, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Despite claims to the contrary, meat-cleaver approach to budget cutting is hurting plenty of Marylanders

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Darrell Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Baltimore lawmaker and top-ranking Democrat on the often contentious committee have never enjoyed a particularly strong relationship.

The idea that we should be grateful for the IRS is a major laugh.

Unionized federal employees don't run the IRS

The Baltimore Sun's parent said Wednesday that it plans to spin off its newspapers as a separate company, the latest move in the Tribune Co.'s effort to focus on the more profitable television industry.

IRS and union members attacked unjustly