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During tax season, it seems as if everyone thinks the grass is greener one (or in some instances, two) states over. Wonder whether your own envy is justified? Luckily, the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax research group based in Washington, D.C., crunched some numbers to determine which states are...

Mother Nature's fury this winter has left a path of fiscal destruction that will linger far after the record-breaking snowfall starts to melt -- and she's not done yet. But for some businesses, blizzards mean opportunity.

New Jersey often plays second fiddle to neighboring New York, but a new survey of the 50 U.S. states shows the Garden State bested New York in having the least favorable tax climate for business. It's the second consecutive year New Jersey has finished dead last, according to the 2010 State...

The U.S. Census Bureau put out its annual snapshot of America today, with new measures of household income data and a trove of other demographic goodies. Maryland was the state with the highest median household income ($70,545) in 2008, closely followed by New Jersey and Connecticut. The latter...

The state of Maryland is taking on price-fixing manufacturers with a new law that prohibits manufacturers from requiring retailers to charge a certain minimum price for products.The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) that "Under the new state law, retailers doing business in...

This series explores aspects of America that may soon be just a memory -- some to be missed, some gladly left behind. From the least impactful to the most, here are 25 bits of vanishing America. Maryland's icon, the blue crab, has been fading away in Chesapeake Bay. Last year Maryland saw the...