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President Obama's plan to pay for roads and other capital projects by taxing overseas corporate profits should find bipartisan support in Congress

Lawyers who launched a fair-lending case in Baltimore against Wells Fargo that ended with a $175 million settlement three years ago had an effective weapon in their arsenal: a federal legal standard recognizing discrimination by effect as well as intent. Today, local housing advocates are concerned that this long-standing Fair Housing Act protection is in jeopardy as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a challenge to it.

Big business siding against unions at Walmart? Big surprise.

The Friday after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday, is reliably one of the busiest shopping days of the year. And, just as reliably, you can expect a group called OUR Walmart, which is financed by the United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW), to attempt to disrupt the day with potentially illegal actions designed to harass innocent people who merely want to shop.

Business groups are fighting an executive order signed by President Obama to bar companies with histories of labor-law violations from contracting with the federal government.

President Obama's order will spare millions from deportation and inches U.S. toward a more rational immigration policy

Republicans should focus less on Ebola and more on their current epidemic: Empathy deficit disorder.

When Republican Larry Hogan and Democrat Anthony G. Brown discuss the business climate in Maryland, it seems as if the gubernatorial rivals are talking about two different states.

The future of the U.S. Export-Import bank, which provides loan guarantees and insurance for U.S. exporters, will be at the center of a debate in Congress next month.

It is now peak construction season and without congressional action the federal highway trust fund will go bankrupt (expenditures will exceed receipts) in August — next month. As the senators for Maryland, we are fighting for a multi-year transportation bill to provide planning and funding certainty to our state.

The best state in the nation for innovation and entrepreneurship three years in a row is Maryland. This is according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (hardly a mouthpiece for the Maryland Democratic Party), which also ranks Maryland No. 1 for STEM employment and No. 3 for our "Talent Pipeline."

It's time to normalize relations with Iran and stop letting Israel dictate Middle East policy

Silicon Valley's deals for two Columbia firms — the proposed Micros Systems acquisition last week and Sourcefire last year — strike local entrepreneurs as wins rather than losses. They want more California tech giants doing business here, more billion-dollar-plus acquisitions, more companies spinning off with the money from those deals.

As I look back over my 12 years as chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM), one of the developments in which I take the most pride has been the USM's genuine partnership with state leaders in Annapolis. Now that the primary is over, and the election looms, I encourage candidates for office across Maryland, especially those running for governor, to commit themselves to upholding this partnership.

America's real business leaders understand that unless or until the middle class regains its footing and its faith, capitalism remains vulnerable.

State is investing wisely in innovation, research and entrepreneurship for the 21

The tea party may think it's fighting big government, but it's in the pocket of big business.

The poor state of our nation's infrastructure is shocking. Driving on Maryland roads in need of repair costs the state nearly $1.6 billion a year in operating costs and vehicle repairs; that's $422 per motorist. Congress should not only boost the Highway Trust Fund, but also take steps to incentivize public-private partnerships in infrastructure investment.

Raising the federal gas tax is the best way to keep the Highway Trust Fund out of bankruptcy and restore America's failing transportation system

STEM jobs — those in science, technology, engineering, and math — pay well now, allow us to keep pace with technological changes, and provide long-term growth in an increasingly globalized economy.

University of Maryland President Wallace Loh says proposals to connect innovation with commerce play to the state's strengths.

Red Maryland attempts to fact check O'Malley's State of the State speech.

Edward Hall Covell Jr., a leader in Maryland's broiler industry who owned a farm supply business and was named to the Poultry Hall of Fame, died of pneumonia Nov. 22 at the Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson. The former Talbott County resident was 92.

The federal government intertwines with Maryland businesses in many ways, which leaves many ways for Maryland businesses to feel the pinch when large pieces of D.C. machinery come to a sudden halt.

There is no room to negotiate when extremists take the federal government hostage — and threaten to do the same to the economy

Dissatisfied with a mere government shutdown over Obamacare, House GOP may now take the debt ceiling hostage and their list of demands is getting longer

Texas Gov. Rick Perry took a swipe at Gov. Martin O'Malley and Maryland's business climate in radio ads aimed at luring companies and residents to the Lone Star state.

Gov. Martin O'Malley on Wednesday kicked off an autumn-long series of appearances intended to highlight his record over the past seven years and to set the stage for the final year of his administration.

Republican gloating could backfire on them as more people come to appreciate the value of health care reform

Today's job market is challenging, but particularly so for veterans whose experience isn't always clear to the companies that might hire them.

An unusual coalition of liberals and conservatives is seeking to delay or kill the national "Common Core" academic standards.

Gov. Martin O'Malley used an address at the Center for American Progress on Thursday to argue that Maryland has become a national model for growing the middle class and suggested that most states led by Republican governors "only made things worse" by trying to "cut their way to prosperity."

State's innovation economy has drawn attention; now it's time to build on that success

Tea party and others posing as social welfare organizations deserve IRS scrutiny

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley warn that Maryland will be hit hard by the indiscriminate budget cuts known as sequestration.

President Barack Obama nominated Thomas E. Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor today, the first step in what is shaping up to be a contentious confirmation battle for the Justice Department official, civil rights attorney and longtime Marylander.

Joe Mechlinski, CEO and co-founder of Canton-based management consulting firm entreQuest, released his first book, "Grow Regardless: Of Your Business' Size, Your Industry or the Economy…and Despite the Government."

The event was one of several planned this year for Maryland, and was sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's National Chamber Foundation and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

Nearly 400 people packed a conference room Thursday to hear conservative leaders argue that Maryland is in critical need of a better business climate as big federal spending cuts loom.