The start of Maryland's 90-day legislative session comes with a long list of goals — and balancing the state's budget amid a deficit is top priority. Here's how leaders say they want to approach it.

Maryland is staring down a budget deficit of about $1.4 billion for fiscal year 2027, according to budget projections released on Wednesday. The newly released estimates from Maryland’s Department of ...

Maryland's projected $1.4 billion Fiscal Year 2027 budget deficit will loom large over Session 2026 as it convenes on ...

Lawmakers should, if nothing else, refrain from digger their hole deeper with constitutional amendments, writes the ...

With Maryland staring down a projected $1.4 billion budget deficit, scrutiny is intensifying over how effectively the state ...

Baltimore ended the 2025 fiscal year with a better-than-expected deficit of $3.3 million, but the hefty price tag for first responders continues to burn a hole in the city’s pocket. Tuesday’s ...

Maryland is staring down a budget deficit of about $1.4 billion for fiscal year 2027, according to budget projections released on Wednesday. Maryland Senate Minority Leader Stephen S. Hershey Jr., a ...