Maryland Food Stamp Recipients, Organizations, Scramble Under Shadow of Benefit Cuts

The expiration of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act puts Maryland food stamp recipients at risk of losing a portion of their benefits.

Paving Ain’t Pay Dirt for Struggling Construction Crews

Federal investment in “shovel-ready” construction put a lot of people to work — and did so quickly — but stimulus money for Maryland work crews is drying up, and some experts say too much of it went to temporary projects that failed to save jobs in the long term.

Maryland Representatives See Positives in President’s Job Plan

Most Maryland representatives on Thursday said they were skeptical that a bipartisan agreement on President Obama’s jobs plan could be reached. But there is a glimmer of consensus.