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‘Fiscal Cliff’ Looks Particularly High From Maryland’s View

Maryland’s economy would be particularly hard-hit if Congress is unable to reach a budget agreement to avoid the broad, automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take effect in January, experts say.

Bel Air mother of four, Letisha Hill, 39, who's been unemployed for a year, waits outside the Harford County employment services office. HarfordBel Air mother of four, Letisha Hill, 39, who's been unemployed for a year, waits outside the Harford County employment services office. Harford County posted the greatest increase in child poverty in Maryland from 2007 to 2011. Capital News Service Photo by Kelsi Loos..
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Harford County Sees Child Poverty Rise in Recession’s Wake

Bel Air mother of four Letisha Hill has been unemployed for a year. In that time, she has taken seasonal temp work, sold her car and moved her family in with her aunt, all to keep her children from poverty. As it turns out, they are already there.

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Maryland Housing Market to Slog Through 2012

Maryland home builders expect a sluggish 2012 as joblessness and low consumer confidence have delayed a housing market recovery until at least 2013, according to experts at a forecast event held by the Home Builders Association of Maryland Thursday.