state budget

Governor O'Malley's proposed 2013 budget is due on Friday.  Revenue forecasts are higher this year, but the state transportation fund is in need of money for new projects.  We talk with UMBC political science professor Roy Meyers about what will get funded--and what might get ignored.

The Maryland General Assembly convenes Wednesday. The legislature and Governor O’Malley have a deficit of just over a billion dollars to erase; O’Malley’s deadline for a budget is next Wednesday. What are their options? We’ll ask UMBC political scientist Roy Meyers.