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Maryland daily news roundup

The mortgage crisis deepens



BALTIMORE -- The mortgage crisis has worsened to the point that about one in every 10 prime borrowers in Maryland and nationwide -- homeowners judged to be good credit risks -- were behind on payments in September.
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State slashes budget by $362M



The latest round of state budget cuts imposed yesterday will limit student financial aid, slice Medicaid payments to hospitals and even reduce commuter bus trips for state employees when the legislature is not in session.
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Port of Baltimore to get multi-million-dollar upgrade


BALTIMORE, Md. -- Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to announce today that a company will invest hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade the port of Baltimore - a project likely to bring thousands of jobs to the city.   Read More
Legislators fight closure of Eastern Shore mental health facility


Maryland lawmakers and supporters of Kent County's Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center promised on Wednesday to use the upcoming legislative session to fight the facility's closure by the Board of Public Works.   Read More
Dixon's fate in jurors' hands


BALTIMORE, Md. -- Twelve Baltimore residents are now deciding the fate of Mayor Sheila Dixon, who stands accused of five criminal charges involving theft or embezzlement of gift cards. The jurors deliberated for about four hours Thursday, sending the judge several questions before the end of the day.   Read More
Shrewsbury opposes medical waste facility


SSHREWSBURY, Mass. — Shrewsbury residents are mobilizing against a proposal to build a 21,000-square-foot medical waste disposal facility near a residential neighborhood in town.   Read More
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Gov. Martin O'Malley (D)
Elected: November 2006
Term expires: January 2011

 

State capital: Annapolis
State nickname: The Old Line State
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D)
Secretary of State John McDonough (D)
Attorney General Doug Gansler (D)
Senate President: Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D)
House Speaker: Michael Busch (D)
 
   


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