Day: October 1, 2010

New website covers statehouse news from across the nation

People interested in what’s going on at state capitals around the country have a new resource in a website called StatehouseNewsOnline.com launched Thursday by the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity.

News from MarylandReporter.com, Virginia Statehouse News, Illinois Statehouse News, the Nevada News Bureau and other online news operations that were established with the Franklin Center’s help will be posted on the site every day.

Republican leaders ask attorney general to investigate changes in jobs report

The Republican leaders of the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates have asked Democratic Attorney General Doug Gansler to investigate the upbeat changes made to the analysis of an July jobs report posted on the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation’s website in August.

The changes in the online posting switched from a downbeat assessment of the July jobs numbers — showing an increase of 500 jobs, but 1,300 new unemployment claims — to a more optimistic one in line with Gov. Martin O’Malley’s emphasis on how many jobs have been created.

State Roundup, October 1, 2010

DNC BUCKS: Paul West of the Baltimore Sun blogs that the Democratic National Committee has just put another $125,000 into Maryland, bringing the total for the campaign cycle to $225,000. BIZ BOARDS ENDORSE: The Greater Washington Board of Trade has endorsed Gov....

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