Gov. Moore's supplemental budget restores some cuts

Gov. Wes Moore prepares for looming federal government shutdown, says lawmakers are ‘playing with fire’

Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that he is actively preparing for the federal government to shut down at the end of next week, a situation that could immediately put tens of thousands of Marylanders on furlough or forced to work without pay. “Unfortunately, we are now having to spend parts of our day, every day, preparing for a shutdown,” Moore told reporters at the State House in Annapolis. “And I’m not doing it because I want to. I’m doing it be…

State Roundup: Moore restores disabilities agency funds at expense of state workers, clean energy projects

MOORE RESTORES DISABILITIES AGENCY FUNDS; CUTS STATE WORKER RAISES: Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday introduced his supplemental budget that he said provides some certainty in a time of instability. In it, Moore restores hundreds of millions of dollars he cut from the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration’s budget. David Collins/WBAL-TV News. But those fund came at the expense of clean energy projects, state employee raises and other cuts…

Governor’s supplemental budget helps fund disabilities agency by cutting other programs - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

Gov. Wes Moore (D) made good on a promise to restore funding for the Developmental Disabilities Administration in a supplemental budget Tuesday, but those fund came at the expense of clean energy projects, state employee raises and other cuts. The $360 million budget also delays implementation, for another year, of the Family and Medical Leave […]

Gov. Moore's supplemental budget restores some cuts

Maryland's governor on Tuesday introduced his supplemental budget that he said provides some certainty in a time of instability.

Moore backs the DECADE Act, the Housing for Jobs Act

(The Center Square) – Gov. Wes Moore testified before multiple legislative committees on Tuesday, advocating for two major bills he says will strengthen Maryland's economy and workforce: the Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts and the Housing for Jobs…

The uncertainty in Annapolis and battle to balance state budget - Baltimore Positive WNST

Pam Wood of The Baltimore Banner covers all things Annapolis every day and joins Nestor from the State House for a mid-session primer on the state legislature, balancing the budget, federal cuts and how Trump’s policies are crushing and crippling “blue state” Maryland in the short term. Nestor Aparicio discusses the challenges facing Maryland’s state legislature, particularly the impact of federal policies on the state’s budget and programs. Pa…