O'Malley's final State of the State pitches minimum wage [View all]

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Source: Baltimore Sun

Gov. Martin O’Malley delivered the final State of the State speech of his tenure Thursday in an address that recounted his seven years as governor and argued for policies to help the middle class.

“We’ve lost sight of how our economy works when our economy is actually working,” he said. “Prosperity doesn't trickle down from the top. It never has. It's built from the middle out — and from the middle up.”

The term-limited O’Malley, who is considering whether to run for president, reflected on his time in the Governor’s Mansion as a period of tough choices and progress during the economic recession during his 30-minute speech, saying he left the state better than when he took office.

"Seven years ago, we were failing to live up to our state's full potential," O'Malley said. "Seven years later, we are not just one Maryland, but in many measures we are number one Maryland."



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