O'Malley Hopes To Avoid Furloughs In Closing Budget Gap
Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is confronting a $1.6 billion budget shortfall, said Wednesday he still hopes to avoid furloughs for state employees for a fourth straight year.
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Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is confronting a $1.6 billion budget shortfall, said Wednesday he still hopes to avoid furloughs for state employees for a fourth straight year.
Comedian Bill Cosby lends his star power to a local man aiming to take Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's job.
Searching for unity out of tragedy, President Barack Obama will honor the victims of the Arizona mass shooting in personal terms and remind those in grief that an entire nation is with them. The president is again stepping into his role as national consoler, a test of leadership that comes with the job.
Lawmakers returned to Annapolis Tuesday in anticipation of Wednesday's opening day ceremonies for the 2011 legislative session.
Maryland's $1.6 billion shortfall for the next fiscal year is presenting an increasingly difficult challenge for Gov. Martin O'Malley and lawmakers after four years of tough budget conditions.
Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III is asking state lawmakers to approve two ethics measures involving campaign contributions from developers.
Members of the House from Maryland are reacting to the tragedy that left Democratic Rep. Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford in critical condition after a gunman shot her in the head during an outdoor public gathering. Arizona's chief federal judge and five others are dead.
Investigative documents in the WikiLeaks probe spilled out into the public domain Saturday for the first time, pointing to the Obama administration's determination to assemble a criminal case no matter how long it takes and how far afield authorities have to go.
The shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has prompted an outpouring of sympathy from politicians, including Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings.
Police in Delaware say a slain defense expert changed clothes between live sightings in downtown Wilmington on the two nights before his body was found at a nearby landfill.
President Barack Obama named veteran adviser Gene Sperling as director of the National Economic Council Friday, placing a Washington insider with a bipartisan nature in the White House as the administration contends with a divided Congress.
One day after two incendiary packages sent to state buildings caused a security scare in Maryland, WJZ talked to Gov. Martin O'Malley, who gave his take on the incident and how public safety officials handled the scare.
Johns Hopkins Hospital held its 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Program. The event honors the legacy of Dr. King. Featured on Friday was the controversial former Department of Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod.
Gov. Martin O'Malley says he will not pass pension costs to the state's counties in the budget proposal he will present later this month.
Congressman Andy Harris becomes the first district's new representative, and joins a new Republican majority in the house.
