Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed budget shifts about $144 million in costs from the state onto local governments. County leaders say it could have been worse, but it’s not ideal.

Gov. Wes Moore on Monday said that Maryland will follow the Constitution regarding President Donald Trump’s commitment to deport people who have entered the country illegally.

Governor Wes Moore expressed strong disapproval on Tuesday over the Trump administration’s decision to freeze federal funding for several state and local programs. The freeze, which halts the disbursement of certain federal funds,

"The decisions that [were] made today do not make sense," said Moore to a crowd of a reporters in the hallway of an Annapolis church.

Leaders at several public universities in Maryland are wrestling with Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to cut over $100 million in state funding for higher education. At some institutions, the cuts will feel a little deeper.

Gov. Wes Moore’s tax reform plan that would raise hundreds of millions of dollars more from Maryland’s wealthiest earners does not go far enough to offset potentially “devastating” cuts to education,

Maryland advocates express concern over proposed cuts to Developmental Disabilities Administration programs, impacting vulnerable residents' quality of care.

Wes Moore, the governor of Maryland, recently released his budget plan for the next fiscal year, which includes $2 billion in cuts for climate spending and other vital social programs.

Maryland’s wealthiest earners would pay more in state taxes, while corporations and other workers would get a tax cut under a budget plan Gov. Wes Moore will introduce Wednesday — marking the first time the Democrat has thrown his political weight behind policies that could directly impact most Marylanders’ pocketbooks.

Moore has said the state will face difficult choices in handling its worst financial crisis in 20 years, leading to shortfalls that could reach nearly $6 billion by 2030.

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Gov. Moore is aiming to produce $50 million in savings for the state in the current fiscal year. And that's on top of his plan for $2 billion in cuts.