The $1.2 billion tax, fee and gaming package from the House remains the sticking point for senators. And it isn’t clear when the budget conference committee will meet again.
House-Senate budget conference committee to ‘talk about it some more’ and meet again on Monday.
Senate leader says any plan for revitalizing Pimlico must limit the risk to taxpayers, and he refuses to consider eliminating a blue-ribbon panel that’s discussing transportation funding.
Gaming expansion and toll bill action on Saturday is part of a $1.2 billion revenue package announced by House Democrats Friday.
House leaders education, transportation require funding solutions now, an approach the Senate continues to reject.
House Ways and Means Chair Vanessa Atterbeary said her committee will consider ‘a mix’ of tax proposals this week to send to the Senate, which does not want to raise revenues this year.
House leaders warn of future cuts to education without increased taxes that their Senate counterparts and Gov. Wes Moore have so far rejected.
House and Senate disagree on approach to long-term budget deficits as higher-than-expected Medicaid enrollments erode cushion.
Senate leader says no to tax increases this year, but asserts targeted fee increases are possible.
Billions in deficits over the remainder of Moore’s term have some lawmakers asking about tax increases.