Holiday Season Puts Strain on Families in Need

Food stamp reductions have had serious effects on Maryland food banks.

Maryland Politicians Discuss Sequester’s Impact on BWI, State Businesses

The automatic spending cuts that began Friday could result in longer lines at airport security checks and closure of air traffic control towers if Congress doesn’t agree on a way to reduce the budget.

Maryland Politicians Call for Compromise to Prevent Sequester

Maryland’s location near to the nation’s capital will cause sequestration to have a stronger influence on the state’s economy, Gov. Martin O’Malley said to employees at FLIR Systems, a thermal imaging company here.

Sequester Could Close Five Regional Air Traffic Control Towers

Air traffic control towers at Maryland’s five regional airports could shut down on April 1 as the Department of Transportation plans ways to cut its budget should the sequester occur, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday.

Hundreds of Government Employees Rally for ‘Jobs, Not Cuts’

Workers from across the country gathered under the shadow of the U.S. Capitol, demanding that Congress reach a deal on the national budget and avert looming cuts to federal agencies.

Gaithersburg’s Mr. Sesma Goes to Washington

Gaithersburg had its day in Congress Friday as City Council Vice President Michael Sesma testified about the ways cities like his can act to protect the environment.