October 21st, 2019 by WCBC Radio

According to a report issued earlier this year, Maryland's economy ranks in the top 10 in the nation.  Maryland ranks eighth on a list compiled by 24/7 Wall St. based on an index comprising five measures: GDP growth, job growth, unemployment rate, poverty rate, and bachelor's degree attainment rate. The report indicated Maryland's unemployment was 3.8%, which was tied for 18th highest, the report cited. The report found almost 40% of adults in Maryland have at least a bachelor's degree, which exceeds the national share, which was 32% and was the third-highest college attainment rate of any state. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says while he is proud of the turnaround in the state’s economy- he feels his hands remain tied for the most part being a Republican trying to work with a legislature that is overwhelmingly Democrat. One example he says comes in the area of tax cuts…