State Digest: Maryland System Deals With a $20-Million Cut, and Other News From the States

By KARIN FISCHER

$20-MILLION CUT: The University System of Maryland is looking for ways to absorb a proposed $20-million reduction in its budget, as part of Gov. Martin J. O'Malley's efforts to deal with a projected $1.5-billion deficit. William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the university system, said the...