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French economist Thomas Piketty gets it wrong. It's a failure of democratic governments to act responsibly, not the shortcomings of capitalism that is failing America's workers and middle class.

Contrary to popular belief, the most important tax day for Marylanders isn't April 15. It's today, April 28. That's when, on average, you finally earn enough money to pay off all of the taxes you owe for 2014. From tomorrow on, you can start to keep the money you make.

Early detection of disease is helpful to treatment and quality of life

A defense contractor has agreed to pay the federal government $1.1 million to resolve allegations brought under the civil False Claims Act that the company falsified information on employee qualifications in order to collect more than allowed under a contract at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Schaller's column down on conservatives, as usual

Maryland employers added 2,300 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate remained essentially unchanged since February, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Friday.

Visitors can book overnight lodging in restored lockhouses

The Montgomery County Council is moving toward establishing Maryland's (and the Baltimore-Washington region's) first public financing system for county council and county executive races. The plan would be the first of its kind in the nation with these particular parameters proposed. The system Montgomery is considering could be used as a model for other counties around the state to adopt.

The commander of the Army Military District of Washington has approved the findings of the court-martial last year of WikiLeaker Chelsea Manning.

The principal of Frederick Douglass High School pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing nearly $2 million from the federal government while overseeing a day care in Georgia for needy children.

After McCutcheon, a constitutional amendment is the only way to get money out of politics

The taking of property through eminent domain may well be a necessary authority of government, but it really should be used a lot more sparingly than it has been in modern times.

Rep. James Moran can't stop saying dumb things.

Maryland's minimum wage will rise to $10.10 by July 2018 under a bill granted final passage by state lawmakers Monday. The measure goes to Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley for his promised signature.

The conventional view in Washington is that Mr. Putin is a belligerent authoritarian intent upon expanding Russia's borders and confronting the West. What the White House refuses to acknowledge, however, is that the Russian leader is simply acting in what he believes to be his country's best interest.

As debate rages about the country's spiraling levels of student debt, some advocates want more focus on making sure people don't get suckered into bad educational deals — and on helping those who have already been scammed. The debt is a hole some might never dig out of, they say.

Amid an ongoing storm over prayer at government meetings, Carroll County Commissioner Robin Frazier met with constituents Saturday and gave voice to her fears about the direction of the country.

Dan McCall sells a lot of T-shirts, coffee cups and other gear that tweak the government, so his products parodying the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security were pretty typical fare. Until the cease-and-desist letters hit.

Survey results find millennials, who are underrepresented in the federal workplace, are interested in federal jobs but agencies aren't doing enough to capitalize on it.

Women believe it's wrong for the federal government to force companies to pay for contraception or to suggest religious Americans are irrational

In Iraq, Lauren Augustine operated unmanned aircraft on surveillance and reconnaissance missions for the Army's storied 1st Infantry Division. In Washington last week, Augustine and her fellow veterans stormed Capitol Hill for comrades they say are being left behind.

Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, plans to introduce bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of U.S. telephone and email records.

Reps. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland and Mike Rogers of Michigan introduce a bill to end the government's bulk collection of telephone metadata under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Should Supreme Court rule religious 'rights' of corporations hold sway, discrimination likely to extend beyond access to contraception

Obama has worsened America's political divide

Ready or not, the debate appears to have begun in earnest, and it's unlikely to be decided as a national issue until after it is decided as 50 or more local issues.

High-profile cyber attacks on organizations such as Target and Neiman Marcus have drawn increased attention to the cybersecurity industry — an industry that continues to thrive in Maryland, and specifically in Howard County.

Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, is proposing to end the bulk collection of telephone data by the National Security Agency — the program at the center of the controversy over the reach of government spying.

WASHINGTON -- Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, the top-ranking Democrat on intelligence issues in the House, will propose ending the bulk of collection of telephone data by the National Security Agency -- scaling back a program at the center of the controversy over the reach of government spying.

if the ratings are good and getting better, that's a positive development.

Federal employment is expected to drop sharply in the span of a decade, government projections show, as budget cuts and retirements begin to reshape the workforce.

New book explores how social media combats the alienation, fear and apathy that suppresses political protest in China, Cuba and Russia

At least one local business is planning to fly drones over Baltimore after a judge ruled that there is no law prohibiting the commercial use of small unmanned aircraft.

A former National Guard employee from Bel Air, charged in crimes that prosecutors say might have cost the government $300,000, has agreed to plead guilty, according to court filings.

Criticism of Bitcoin in wake of hacked exchange is unfair and off-target

Former Black Panther leader and convicted cop killer Marshall "Eddie" Conway was released Tuesday after four decades behind bars, after striking an agreement with prosecutors that his trial was unfair because of the way judges explained the law to juries in old cases.

Harford County is in the path of yet another winter storm, one that some forecasts are suggesting could dump as much snow as any in this bitterly cold, snowy season. Harford County Fire and EMS Association are asking Harford County residents to be prepared and be smart as the storm passes Sunday and Monday.

The winter weary were cut some slack Monday when a storm dropped 3-6 inches of snow across the region, less than earlier forecasts, but the event still added another day of disruption in a season bringing yet another spell of dangerous cold.

Maryland Democrats dodge accountability for the health care rollout, state budget decisions.

Snow was tapering off by late morning in Baltimore and points north and west, expected to end with 3-6 inches of accumulation around the region. A blast of cold air was meanwhile moving in behind the storm.

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

A week after the University of Maryland was the victim of a data breach, President Wallace D. Loh announced Tuesday that he is extending free credit protection services to the 309,000 students, alumni and employees affected from one to five years and forming a task force to identify any other vulnerabilities.

After a year of sequestration, furloughs and a partial government shutdown, half of the federal workforce is considering leaving for the private sector, a marketing firm has found.

Happenstance brought Suzy Ganz from Wall Street to a Baltimore County manufacturer. A deep interest in the work has kept her there. Five questions for the CEO and chairman of Lion Brothers Co., an Owings Mills maker of brand logos, uniform insignia, Girl Scout badges and similar products.

Howard County officials said Thursday that three county men died while outside their homes during the snowstorm, and that two were shoveling snow when they collapsed.

Bills before the Maryland Senate and House would prevent the use of public college and university funds to support scholarly involvement in academic organizations that have voted to boycott Israel. The bill is a serious threat to academic freedom, and it should be withdrawn from consideration. If there is a vote, the state's legislators should take a strong stance against this attempt to shut down open discussion of U.S. policy toward the Middle East.