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Constellation Energy Group, which is selling itself to Exelon Corp., reported Friday a loss in the fourth quarter in what is expected to be the energy giant's last earnings release as a publicly traded Baltimore company.

HMSHost Corp., a Bethesda-based travel hospitality company, filed a lawsuit Friday against state officials in an attempt to block the awarding to another company of a multimillion-dollar contract to rebuild the state's two major travel plazas on I-95.

Gov. Martin O'Malley says Maryland will have a tough time persuading the Navy to keep the USNS Comfort docked in Baltimore, but he expects forthcoming commerce to bolster the waterfront's vibrancy.

Gov. Martin O'Malley is offering local governments a significant sweetener — more money for local road projects — as part of an effort to secure their support for his proposal to apply the state's 6 percent sales tax to gasoline.

Thanks in large part to booming production of natural gas from shale deposits in neighboring states, a Maryland LNG terminal could be bustling again in several years — exporting the heating and industrial fuel to other countries, instead of importing it.

All right, this is it. I have truly had enough. I cannot figure out how anyone in their right mind would think that a gasoline tax would be beneficial in any way to Marylanders. The poor and downtrodden already are having a difficult time finding and maintaining a job. How is making the "getting to it more difficult" going to help anyone?

Wind energy: Maryland is committed to getting 20% from renewable sources by 2022

Customers of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. can expect to pay $100 to $200 less to heat their homes this winter if the warmer-than-normal weather continues.

Franchot blast gas tax proposal as 'shot in the gut'

As if Gov. Martin O'Malley didn't have enough opposition to his proposal to apply Maryland's 6 percent sales tax to purchases of gasoline, he now he faces an insurgency within his own party.

Gov. Martin O'Malley's tax-and-spend agenda must be defeated by General Assembly

Israel signals it won't wait forever before attacking Iran's nuclear weapons installations

7-Eleven store move in Forest Hill brought before Development Advisory Committee

Applying the Maryland sales tax toward gasoline would be a move toward fiscal responsibility

The construction of the Red Line would address many of Baltimore's long-standing transit deficiencies, but the city should take matters one step farther and create a true hub on the current site of 1st Mariner Arena.

Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed 6 percent tax on gasoline may be a tough sell in Annapolis, but it's the right thing to do for Maryland's future

Gov. Martin O'Malley wants to apply Maryland's 6 percent sales tax to gasoline, a change that at current prices would add 18 cents a gallon to the cost at the pump.

Newt Gingrich: The candidate has vowed to take action on Day 1 that would launch the country into crisis

Keystone pipeline: Administration seems to be doing everything in its power to thwart America's quest for energy independence

Obama touts "clean energy," shale gas, defends rules

If you ever complain about a cough, cold or the flu on Twitter or Facebook, a Baltimore startup called Sickweather.com wants your tweets and status updates.

Obama administration took the only sensible course available and put the risky Keystone XL pipeline on the shelf — at least temporarily

Cruise ship disasters should not be happening in the 21st century; the U.S. Coast Guard can help ensure they don't

Maryland lawmakers should raise taxes on luxuries before they raise the tax on gas or other necessities

This Hunt Valley establishment — formerly Greystone Grill — delivers pleasant, fail-safe dining that rarely disappoints

Peter Morici says U.S. priorities for boosting employment should be fair trade policies, aggressive energy development

Peter Morici says U.S. priorities for boosting employment should be fair trade policies, aggressive energy development

As the number of Maryland residents who switch to alternative power suppliers has grown in the last two years, so have concerns about marketing and sales tactics.

Gas companies have not been forthcoming about the risks of hydraulic fracturing, and Maryland officials should not allow this activity until the state has enough resources to properly monitor it.

Using the theme Matters of the Heart, Charlestown has put on its sixth art show, displaying the work of 18 residents. Like the experiences of the artists, the interpretations of the theme varied.

CDC scientist urges more shale gas drilling impact study

Landowners, Realtors seek more disclosure, protections

Gov. Martin O'Malley promised a push during the coming legislative session to curb proliferation of large housing developments served by septic systems, saying that increased pollution from septic systems is undermining the state's progress to protect the Chesapeake Bay.

Despite signs of improvement, Peter Morici sees four reasons to be deeply concerned about where the economy is headed

Iran nuclear weapons: Robert Koehler worries that the world is hurtling recklessly toward war with Tehran

North Baltimore's first brewery planned in old bottling plant in Abell/Waverly

Gov. Martin O'Malley said that BGE customers would benefit more from the creation of new power in Maryland than the immediate $100 rate credit if the proposed merger between Constellation and Exelon approved.

Instead of subsidizing electric cars for rich, how about investing in free air inflation so everyone gets better mileage?

Energy exec who advocates more oil and gas drilling doesn't care about protecting Earth's air, water and wetlands; if he did he wouldn't treat the world as a litter box for petroleum wastes

While China gobbles up oil and Russia cements its petroleum-for-influence scheme, the U.S. and Europe keep rejecting oil from the friendliest of neighbors, Canada.

The delay of the Keystone XL pipeline is one in a long series of decisions that has strangled the nation's economy, tied our fortunes to Middle East oil and ceded the advantage to China and other Asian economies.

You can spend big bucks on Energy Star appliances — or buy a clothesline; the same goes for federal and state policy