Category: Governor
Gov. Moore’s proposed tax breaks could mean service cuts in lower-income counties
“Governor Moore discussed the idea that no Marylanders should be left behind,” Allegany County Attorney T. Lee Beeman told lawmakers on Friday. “Ultimately, his proposal this year will do exactly that in Allegany County. It will leave Allegany County behind.”
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Gov. Moore calls for courage in the face of Trump ‘chaos’
Gov. Wes Moore called on lawmakers Wednesday to “confront crisis with courage” in the coming months as they try to close their massive budget gap and navigate an unpredictable new administration in the White House.
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Gov. Moore’s proposed budget features tax reform and massive cuts
Moore said the brunt of the tax increases will be shouldered by Marylanders with a household income north of $700,000 a year. In 2023, more than 18% of Maryland households were estimated to earn $200,000 or more a year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Maryland aspires to be ‘quantum capital’ of the world one day
Gov. Moore is pledging to make Maryland the “quantum capital of the world,” proposing a significant investment into the industry of super-fast computing amid a budget crisis in the state.
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Gov. Moore forecasts huge cuts to the state budget this spring
The legislative session opened Wednesday with pomp and circumstance, with Moore addressing both chambers and members publicly praising their parties’ leaders. Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones were reinstalled as Senate majority leader and House speaker, to shouts and applause from their supporters.
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Gov. Moore confident in Maryland’s play to keep Commanders
Amid a jurisdictional tug-of-war over the future home of the Washington Commanders, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday struck an assured posture on his state’s ability to keep the team in Prince George’s County.
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Moore celebrates bipartisan wins in second session
Gov. Wes Moore bragged the other day about “going 26 for 26” in passing his bills through the General Assembly, a display of bipartisan achievement he called “Maryland’s win.”
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Moore puts extra pot of cash toward green projects
Gov. Wes Moore announced plans Friday for spending $90 million on reducing carbon pollution in Maryland, using an unexpected pot of money to fight what he called “environmental injustice.”
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Gov. Moore offers a sunny State of the State review despite challenges ahead
In his response to Moore’s address, Hershey argued that the governor must push for a more proactive plan in addition to the three bills. The Joint Republican Caucus has proposed two bills, the Safe Communities Act and the Violent Firearms Offenders Act, and GOP leaders say they will continue to support the Gun Theft Felony Act proposed in the past.
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Moore’s budget trims some programs, preserves school reform blueprint
Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a budget proposal on Wednesday that would balance the books and protect the state’s ambitious reform plan for Maryland public schools, without raising taxes in the fiscal year that begins in July.
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Maryland leaders play down prospects of tax hikes
Marylanders worried that talk of looming billion-dollar state deficits could lead to tax hikes got some reassuring words Wednesday from the Democratic governor and Senate president. “Any conversation around taxes, people need to understand that my bar for that is very, very high,” Gov. Wes Moore told reporters.
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Moore counters political polarization with positive messaging
Gov. Wes Moore flashed his signature smile to the crowd as he pointed to people saying, “We need you,” and thanking everyone like he’d just won an Oscar.
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