Southern Maryland Headline News O'Malley credits the federal government with keeping Maryland's unemployment rate low relative to the rest of the nation. The growth in government jobs, ... Fight over Houston's air hovers over new smog limit Mayor Annise Parker, as well as officials from Fort Worth and Austin, pointed to vehicle emissions — over which the federal government has sole jurisdiction ... Assistance cuts hurt economy, report says "If you look at the governor's proposals for health and human services programs, we will lose $5 billion in federal funds but only save $2 billion in state funding," she said. "That's simply bad math." The report found that the state lost more than 1 million nonfarm jobs between July 2007 and December 2009 and that California now has about the same number of jobs as it did a decade ago, when there were 3.6 million fewer working-age residents. The unemployment rate has severely increased the number of Californians depending on public services, including cash assistance, food assistance and health care programs, according to the report. Nearly 1 million more people are receiving... Solano 'closing out era of new buildings' Solano County government has seen its share of new construction in the past decade -- but that was then. "The county is closing out the ... In Closing, Competing Portrayals of Defendant in Afghan Shooting Trial “She tried to kill every person in that room,” said Christopher LaVigne, assistant United States attorney, in federal court in lower Manhattan. ... Spending and the Deficit “No family could run their financial house in such an irresponsible manner and it is time for the federal government — which will be borrowing more than 68 percent of the economy by the end of next year and 77 percent by 2020 — to make the kind of tough choices Americans are confronted with every day.” True enough, but the growing deficit is, in large part, due to the huge expenditures for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 and the addition of an expensive drug benefit to Medicare, which were supported by Republicans who are now belatedly saying the deficit is their top concern. The president would leave the hard work of shrinking the deficit... County reconsiders closing dumps on Sundays By TUCKER LYON, T&D Government Writer Wednesday, February 03, 2010 Orangeburg County's plan to close garbage collection sites on Sundays was put on hold ... Closing not related to electronic bingo The VictoryLand casino at Shorter showed little activity Friday after Alabama troopers attempted to raid it and the Country Crossing bingo halls but were blocked by restraining orders obtained by the owners. (Michelle Williams/Birmingham NewsA lawyer representing VictoryLand said the casino's temporary closure for computer upgrades has nothing to do with electronic bingo. VictoryLand attorney Mark White said upgrades are being made to computer systems related to the casino's hotel and restaurant. VictoryLand shut down its 6,000 machines Monday night. "The computer upgrades at Victoryland are not related to electronic bingo," White said. Gov. Bob R... Obama budget prompts Gregoire to seek less in new taxes Chris Gregoire said today she will seek a smaller increase in taxes because she's confident the federal government will provide the state with at least $435 ... Illinois Election Results After 5 hours of the polls closing still it s not clear to find out from both the Democratic and GOP sides who won the primary for Illinois governor. ...