UMBC Poll: Split on Deficit, Optimistic on Key Bridge Rebuild

UMBC Poll: Split on deficit, optimistic on Key Bridge rebuild

A new UMBC poll finds most Marylanders are split on how to close a projected $1.5-Billion deficit for the next fiscal year “Most folks want to see it (the deficit) addressed primarily through a combination of spending cuts and increases in taxes and fees or only through spending cuts,” said UMBC Institute of Politics Director Mileah Kromer. The poll of 801 Maryland adults found 41 percent want a combination of spending cuts and tax increases to …

Gov. Moore: No tax hikes to fix $1.5B deficit

Gov. Wes Moore (D) told a gathering of county leaders in Cambridge Thursday that he will not propose tax increases to close a projected $1.5 billion budget gap in the coming fiscal year.