Business groups want unemployment benefits cut  

Posted: 7:41 pm Tue, January 26, 2010
By Nicholas Sohr

ANNAPOLIS — Business leaders panned Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposal for the state’s unemployment insurance system on Tuesday, arguing the changes would erode the long-term stability of the program. The unemployment initiatives are a key part of O’Malley’s agenda this legislative session. He is pushing for changes to the benefits available to Marylanders to make the ...