Maryland Cutting 40 State Jobs

Maryland’s Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley will cut $280 million from the state’s current budget, laying off 39 state employees and pulling $40 million from higher education. Another 19 vacant positions will be cut.

The Old Line State’s fiscal 2010 budget is $700 million in the red.

According to the US Census Bureau, Maryland has the highest median household income of any state; the state’s median household income was $68,080 in 2007.