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House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Anne Kaiser and Chair Ben Barnes receive gratitude from House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk for their work on the budget during a Crossover Day session on March 23, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Mar 23, 2026

Crossover Day: Budget, juvenile justice, birth certificate sex designations prioritized

The Maryland House and Senate shuffled through dozens of bills Monday, the General Assembly’s Crossover Day deadline.

Pistols sit on display during the first day of the Silver Spur Gun and Blade Show in Odessa, Texas, on Jan. 22, 2022. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)
Apr 23, 2025

MD legislators passed few gun-related bills amid focus on budget deficit

Maryland legislators saw little progress in passing firearm-related legislation during this year’s General Assembly session.

From left, Gov. Wes Moore, Sen. Guy Guzzone, House Speaker Adrienne Jones, Del. Ben Barnes and Del. Vanessa Atterbeary speak at a news conference at the State House in Annapolis on March 20, 2025, about an agreement on spending cuts and tax increases amid a more than $3.3 billion deficit. (Jack Hogan/The Daily Record)
Apr 11, 2025

How Marylanders might fare under new state budget

Will state leaders' relief extend beyond the halls of power to working families and middle-class residents of Maryland?

MD House, Senate reach budget deal; final votes still to come
Apr 4, 2025

MD House, Senate reach budget deal; final votes still to come

Maryland House and Senate appropriators reached a final deal on tax hikes and spending cuts needed to cover a massive projected shortfall.

Oops: Court says man won’t get mistaken $2.7M severance
Apr 3, 2025

MD lawmakers begin final budget negotiations as 2025 session enters homestretch

Top Democrats have for the most part reached agreement on how to close a roughly $3.3 billion projected budget deficit.

Senate Democrats pass budget and tax plan, await further talks with House
Mar 31, 2025

Senate Democrats pass budget and tax plan, await further talks with House

Senate Democrats passed their budget proposal, paving the way for negotiations with House members over the remaining differences.

Democrats, including House Majority Leader David Moon, have said repeatedly that their plan for tax and fee increases is necessary to avoid draconian cuts to core government programs and services. (Jack Hogan/The Daily Record file)
Mar 26, 2025

After passing budget, MD House awaits further negotiations with Senate

The Maryland House of Delegates passed its version of the state budget bill, with members mostly voting along party lines.

From left, Gov. Wes Moore, Sen. Guy Guzzone, House Speaker Adrienne Jones, Del. Ben Barnes and Del. Vanessa Atterbeary speak at a news conference at the State House in Annapolis on March 20, 2025, about an agreement on spending cuts and tax increases amid a more than $3.3 billion deficit. (Jack Hogan/The Daily Record)
Mar 20, 2025

MD Democrats reach budget deal with new mix of spending cuts, taxes

Gov. Wes Moore and top Democrats announced an agreement on spending cuts and tax increases amid a more than $3.3 billion deficit.

A food delivery rider waits for a traffic light to change. Maryland lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow DoorDash and other companies to deliver liquor from stores to customers. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Mar 18, 2025

MD Senate appearing to pump brakes on Moore’s 75-cent delivery fee proposal

Maryland senators appear to be pumping the brakes on Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed 75-cent retail delivery fee.

Gov. Wes Moore says on March 17, 2025, that a broad business services tax that had been proposed by Democratic legislative leaders is off the table. (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
Mar 17, 2025

Moore says no to ‘broad’ business tax as hunt for more tax revenue continues

Gov. Wes Moore says a “broad” tax on business-to-business services is off the table in talks with the legislature.

Mary D. Kane
Mar 10, 2025

Businesses gear up for fight against MD Democrats’ proposed tax on services

Maryland’s business community is working to beat back a proposed 2.5% tax on business-to-business services in the state.

Hit to MD budget from Trump, Musk workforce dismantling comes into focus
Mar 6, 2025

Hit to MD budget from Trump, Musk workforce dismantling comes into focus

The Trump administration’s dismantling of the federal workforce is expected to cost Maryland $280 million in tax revenue, officials say.