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5 天之前 · Senators show their colors, secretary leaves but fiscal concerns stay, and the 8th gets a first BY: Bryan P. Sears and Steve Crane - February 8, 2025 In political notes, Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott's departure does not mean budget worries have gone for a Senate leader, a contender announces for the just-vacated District 8 House seat, and senators make their Super Bowl predictions.

2025年1月8日 · Gov. Wes Moore (D) made the rounds Wednesday, as governors do on the first day of the legislative session, sitting for interviews and glad-handing lawmakers. What was missing from the usual Day One drill was an agenda for the next three months.

2024年11月12日 · “We can build a durable and resilient economy by righting our state’s tax code,” the group said. “Maryland can also raise $1.6 billion in revenue each year to support good schools, health care, transportation, and the state workforce needed …

2025年1月2日 · Work & the Economy; Housing advocates aim to build on this year’s wins to push ‘just cause,’ other efforts in 2025 Other possible targets include bills to make it harder to turn away renters with criminal records and to protect property of those evicted

1 天前 · William J. Ford has reported for more than 25 years on local, county and state politics. Before Maryland Matters, he spent nearly 10 years covering municipalities, regional news and occasional news features with sports angles at The Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

2025年1月7日 · Senate President Bill Ferguson is warning Maryland lawmakers they will have to walk a tightrope this session to maintain state priorities while closing a $2.7 billion budget deficit. “Cuts are coming,” he said Tuesday, and revenue increases could follow.

2025年1月3日 · “The serious fiscal challenges … highlight the need for our leaders to take responsible action to fix our tax system and raise the revenue needed to fund the education, health, and public safety programs that make our communities stronger,” said a statement from Fair Share Maryland, a coalition of more than 60 organizations.

2024年12月9日 · Mary Pat Fannon, executive director of the superintendents’ association, said in an interview Friday that the superintendents want to help find ways for state lawmakers to prioritize spending on the plan as they grapple with a budget crisis in the 90-day legislative session that begins Jan. 8. “This is a letter of partnership and cooperation and not like a flamethrowing exercise,” Fannon ...

2024年12月13日 · Lawmakers and Gov. Wes Moore (D) are staking out budget positions with less than a month before the start of the 2025 legislative session that will likely revolve around an “enormous” budget problem.. A debate over taxes, the economy and business climate, and education will all dovetail into efforts to solve billions in projected deficits over the next five years.