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O’Malley Offers $15K Buyouts To State Employees
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s governor is offering buyouts to executive branch employees in a bid to cut the size of state government. The executive order signed Tuesday by Gov. Martin O’Malley...
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Supervisor Suspended In Baltimore Gambling Probe
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore officials have suspended the supervisor of 13 city workers facing gambling charges after officials say they were found drinking and shooting dice at a transportation...
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Mine Workers Rally In Pa. For Public Employees
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (AP) — Thousands of union coal miners and supporters from several states tried to fuel an uprising in southwestern Pennsylvania on Friday, proclaiming themselves ready to mobilize for...
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Maryland Prepares For Possible Federal Shutdown
BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) —Can they make a deal? That’s the big question in Washington as we are just hours away from a government shutdown. The whole country will feel the pain if the budget crisis isn’t...
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Arguments Set In Md. Prison Strip Search Appeal
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A federal appeals court is hearing oral arguments about the strip searches of eight workers at a Maryland state prison near Hagerstown. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
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Man Charged In Salisbury Nightclub Shooting
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a Salisbury, Md. nightclub employee has been charged in the weekend shooting of two people outside the establishment. Darian Harold Makle, 25, was arrested Monday...
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Baltimore City Employees Arrested On Open Warrants
BALTIMORE (AP) — The mayor’s office says about a dozen Baltimore city employees have been arrested on open warrants. A spokesman for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake tells the Baltimore Sun that the...
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Northrop Grumman To Cut 200, Mostly In Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — Defense contractor Northrop Grumman says it plans to lay off about 200 employees, mostly in the Baltimore region. Company spokesman Jack Martin Jr. said Friday that most layoffs will...
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Obama To Visit CIA Headquarters To Thank Workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will visit CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., on Friday to thank employees there for their work in tracking down Osama bin Laden. The visit...
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Frederick County Employees Protest Privatization Push
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Frederick County government workers are pushing back against a privatization effort by the county commissioners. The Frederick News-Post reports that more than 200 county...
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28 Laid Off At Allen’s Cordova Processing Plant
CORDOVA, Md. (AP) — A Talbot County official says 28 employees at an Allen Family Foods processing plant in Cordova have been laid off. Paige Bethke, director of economic development for Talbot County,...
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Northrop Grumman To Eliminate 800 Jobs
LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — Northrop Grumman Corp. plans to eliminate 800 jobs from its Linthicum-based Electronics Systems sector. The company announced Thursday that the majority of the job losses would...
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Md. Officials To Discuss Primary Care Workforce
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials will be discussing a plan to increase Maryland’s primary care workforce by as much as 25 percent before 2020. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown will join Maryland...
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Target Employees Protest Store’s Extended Black Friday Hours
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. (WJZ)– More than 100,000 people are taking a stand against one of the nation’s biggest retailers. Target employees say their Thanksgiving will be ruined because of the store’s Black...
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Metro Plans To Place 14-Hour Cap On Workers’ Hours
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro is planning to impose a 14-hour cap on the number of hours that automated train control technicians and other employees can work. The suggestion was offered Thursday during a...
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Arundel Mills Casino Seeks To Hire 1,500 By April
HANOVER, Md. (AP) — The developers of a $500 million casino at Arundel Mills Mall in Hanover say they are accepting job applications. Robert Norton, president and general manager of the Maryland Live!...
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No Vacation Limit For Wedding Site’s Employees
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — A Maryland-based online wedding planning website is offering a perk to employees that seems too good to be true: unlimited time off. The Washington Post reports that WeddingWire’s...
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National Security Lawyers Awarded For Secret Work
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday honored some of its employees behind the complex legal efforts to keep America safe, but the public ceremony raised more questions about what they...
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MdTA Considers Implementing Electronic Toll Booths
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Electronic toll booths are a trend all around the country and it could happen in Maryland. Andrea Fujii explains not everyone is happy with the possible change. If the Maryland...
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Metro Employees To Hand Out 400,000 Survey Cards
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro employees will be handing out 400,000 survey cards at Metrorail stations to collect information for planning and operational purposes. The questionnaires will be distributed at...
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