Jobless benefit changes approved  

Posted: 6:49 pm Tue, March 23, 2010
By Nicholas Sohr

ANNAPOLIS – An overhaul of Maryland’s jobless benefits cleared the General Assembly on Tuesday, moving the state closer to capturing $126.8 million from the federal government to shore up its bankrupt unemployment system. The 101-33 vote in the House of Delegates ended months of negotiations and near-compromises as lawmakers and administration officials navigated a tightrope ...