Just ten days into Maryland’s budget, Gov. Wes Moore (D-MA) announced a proposal that will cut $150 million in spending across five state agencies and the state savings account in order to finance Medicaid and childcare.

Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday will release a plan outlining his preference for solving Maryland’s multibillion-dollar financial shortfalls through budget cuts rather than raising taxes. The Democratic governor’s declaration will be the first time he’s specifically proposed “targeted and strategic spending cuts” — as he said in a guest commentary Wednesday in The Baltimore Sun — although his $63.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's administration proposed nearly $149 million in midyear spending reductions on Wednesday to steer more money to help fund child care and Medicaid as state officials continue to wrestle with budget challenges.