Join The Jobs Recovery

Last year, working together we created 30,300 new jobs in our state, the most since the recession began and at twice the rate as our neighbors in Virginia. Last month, we drove unemployment down to a three year low. But better isn't good enough for the mom or dad who continues to search for a job.

That's why we are asking all Marylanders to be a part of our jobs recovery.

The proposals I laid out in the State of the State ask for new investments to create new jobs and continue investing in Maryland's number one ranked public school system.

Our budget is a jobs budget--one that will support 52,000 jobs through capital expenditures alone.
With a balanced approach we’ve been able, together, to build America’s best public school system, drive down violent crime to a thirty year low, and secure our status of one of only nine states to earn a Triple A Bond rating.

With $800 million in spending cuts we will have cut $7.5 billion in state spending over six years – the most ever.

With a record investment in public education we will protect the progress we’re making for our schools. And with 744 pages of regulations we’re submitting to the General Assembly for reform, reduction, and removal we are easing the administrative burden on business.

The choices we are proposing on the revenue side are very difficult. But with 84 cents of every dollar we invest allocated to public education, public safety, and public health – and with one of the smaller state government workforces in the country – every passing year leaves fewer and fewer responsible options for budget cutting.

Without anger, fear or meanness, the question we must ask ourselves is how much less do we think would be good for our children’s future? How much less education do we want? How much less public safety? How many fewer jobs?

We can be victims of circumstance or we can build a better future. Join me in our jobs recovery.

Thank you,

Martin O'Malley