Annapolis lawmakers are divided on whether Maryland should make deeper cuts now or wait to see if the economy improves. Lawmakers want to avoid deep budget cuts right before an election, said Roy Meyers professor of political science and director of the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program. However, he said it is not just an election-year desire. The Democrat Party has enough fiscal moderates who routinely worry about the state’s long-term budget outlook. Meyers said some have called for removing long-term mandated growth built into the budget — an idea Senate President Mike Miller said Wednesday he supported.
The article, “Cut Now or Cut Later,” ran on Friday, March 19, in the Gazette.
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