defense spending

If Congress recesses Monday without acting on the Bush-era tax cuts and the ‘sequestration’ budget cuts, the nation will get dragged even closer to a ‘fiscal cliff.’ We ask two Baltimore Sun reporters what’s at stake for Maryland--particularly its defense industry--if that happens.

Then – The national unemployment numbers for July are just out.  A Towson University economic professor is here to discuss what it means for our regional economy … and the trend for jobs in Maryland.