By: Alexander Pyles

Maryland lost 6,000 jobs in April, making the state one of five that saw its unemployment rate tick upward in the month.

Here’s a few other headlines this morning:

• The Herald-Mail reports that small business shows signs of a economic recovery.
• MarylandReporter.com ponders the value of a full-time legislature.
• The Washington Post reports that funding for the Purple Line and Red Line is in jeopardy.