WASHINGTON — Maryland is finding itself fighting a familiar battle: balancing its books.

This time, a nearly $1.5 billion hole is projected for fiscal year 2027.

Prince George’s County State Delegate Adrian Boafo, who also serves as a member of the Economic Matters Committee, says the last legislative session ended with a balanced budget.

However, recent actions by the Trump administration have put the state in a much different fiscal environment.

“We’re dealing with a President who has gutted the Maryland federal workforce and the nation’s federal workforce, which has really affected our state more than anywhere else,” Boafo pointed out. “So we’re going to have real conversations when we get back to Annapolis about unemployment insurance and SNAP benefits which we just had this conver

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