By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution

Gov. Martin O'Malley says his budget plan for the next fiscal year aims to boost jobs and protect the state from the financial uncertainty caused by what he described as a potentially self-destructive Congress that will consider deep spending cuts in the next several weeks.

Virginia is closing its books in the black for the third consecutive year, raking in $129 million more than the state projected for the fiscal year that ended June 30, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday.
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — Maryland's Senate gave final approval yesterday to a state budget with roughly $390 million in cuts and spending transfers, and the House approved cuts to its budget measure with an eye toward leaving a bigger budget balance in case the economy worsens.
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — Maryland House Republicans yesterday announced a budget proposal to address the state's $1.5 billion budget deficit that calls for legalizing slot machines and cutting the rate of growth in spending instead of increasing taxes.