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A ribbon was cut Friday to mark the beginning of the Patuxent River Flight Academy at the Dr. James Forrest Career and Technology Center. A number of dignitaries were on hand to hear remarks, cut the ribbon and tour the state-of-the-art Aviation Classroom Experience (ACE).

Over the past six years, Maryland has taken a balanced approach when it comes to fiscal policy making responsible cuts to spending while prioritizing investments in jobs, opportunity, and a stronger middle class. Because of this balanced approach, we're on the verge of eliminating Maryland's long-standing structural deficit, we have achieved the No. 1 public schools in the countryfor five years in a row, and since 2007, we've done more than any other state in the nation to hold down the cost of college tuition.

Federal workers have had enough.

Maryland Army National guardsmen have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, where they flew unmanned aircraft that helped them outwit their enemies.

For federal employees and their families enduring years of frozen pay, a new proposal to cut their pay could not come at a worse time.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced earlier this month that Charlotte Hall Veterans Home will receive a federal grant totaling $3,765,184 for assistance toward the cost of expanding the facilitys emergency power capacity.