July 23rd, 2025 by WCBC Radio

When Governor Moore signed the most recent budget into law, the state had intentions of addressing a deficit through tax and fee increases alongside spending cuts.  Added to those steps now is a hiring freeze and an employee buyout plan.  With a state budget of $67 billion dollars, House Minority Leader Jason Buckel says there are a lot of moving parts to manage…

  

“At the state budgeting level, it’s hard because we have revenue fluctuations from our tax collections and we have fluctuations from things like federal policy of how much money we’re going to get from them. The federal government literally gives billions of dollars to the state of Maryland and most other states to administer certain programs.”