The Washington Post writes about the plans of our new Hogan Hero Governor to stand up for the common man:
Maryland Governor-Elect Larry Hogan says budget gap won't prevent tax rollbacks
Excerpted:
"In addition to the shortfall in the coming budget, the state is still dealing with a shortfall of nearly $300 million in the budget for this fiscal year. Hogan said he would await the results from a team he has assembled to comb through the budget before making specific decisions about where to cut. He also suggested that he may continue to offer changes during the course of next year — possibly including a special legislative session.
As he did during the campaign, the governor-elect said he believes that he can find “a couple billion” dollars’ worth of savings in the current state budget, based on audits done over several years."
Really? A couple billion? In a state budget of about $40 billion? As they say in Missouri: "Show me". Can't wait to see what he thinks isn't important in this state. I'm guessing he'll end up cutting "wasteful" spending on education, environmental protection, and energy efficiency programs (the three "E's").
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