Maryland budget

A Maryland panel has approved about $413 million in state budget cuts as part of a long-term effort to adjust to the impact the coronavirus has had on the state’s economy

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has proposed a host of budget cuts due to COVID-19 and that includes some to education. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports some say the governor is depriving districts of funding right when they need it the most.

A spokeswoman for Maryland’s comptroller says he plans to oppose nearly a third of the budget cuts recently proposed by the governor

A fiscal analyst for Maryland says the state faces a budget hole of between $925 million and $1.1 billion for the current fiscal year because of the impact of the coronavirus on the economy