Governor Larry Hogan today issued the following statement after a meeting of the Board of Revenue Estimates:
“The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented fiscal crisis for state and local governments nationwide, which according to Moody’s Analytics will face $500 billion in shortfalls over the next two fiscal years, with more than 4 million jobs at stake.
“Today’s revenue estimates are still nearly $1 billion less than what was budgeted prior to the pandemic. Because of our early and aggressive actions, Maryland’s fiscal situation remains challenging, but is significantly less painful than it could have been.
“Nearly six months ago, after dire projections by the Bureau of Revenue Estimates, I immediately implemented a budget freeze and directed the Department of Budget and Management to make recommendations for budget cuts in all state agencies. In addition, the Board of Public Works unanimously approved a series of targeted reductions. And, unlike many states, we were able to keep more than 70 percent of our economy open throughout the entire crisis.
“With this public health and fiscal crisis far from over, it is no time to declare victory. Though we are in a better position both economically and health-wise than much of the country, this is still the biggest fiscal challenge we have ever faced. We will continue to plan for the worst, press Congress to act on additional relief, and make the tough decisions necessary to balance our budget.”
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Where did the funds come from on the crappy test ordered from Korea?
ReplyDeleteHopefully he will send some of those kits to the White House. It appears the need them!
DeleteIf it weren't for Baltimore and a couple of Democrat run counties, we'd be even better off in so many ways.
ReplyDelete@3:35 Baltimore and "Democrat run counties" economies are what's keeping Maryland afloat. Ocean City was dead this year because of COVID, and conservative places like Carroll or Garrett County aren't exactly booming tourist spots.
DeleteOcean City was dead because of Lockdown Larry
DeleteThis guy can't be that clueless?? How about getting a refund on the Chinese made masks your in-laws sold us?? How about stop listening to the dumocrats and do what every republican governor is doing.
ReplyDeleteWhat the headline should have said:
ReplyDeleteHogan's stupid lockdowns are coming home to roost.
The "worst" is you, Hogan, ever holding public office again!
ReplyDeleteTough Shhht for Govt !! They TAX us to death
ReplyDeleteso don't Expect ANY more from us !!!
Make your own $$$ just like we do !!!
3:35 Don't forget the soon to be taxed for the kirwin plan!!! You know, spend money on kids who are to stupid NOT TO EAT tide pods, and think tossing money at them will some how make a miracle stupid kids are no longer stupid...
ReplyDeleteThe main reason larry hogan kept the closures going and continued closings was to force a federal bailout for the state. Zero concern for all the businesses and families he destroyed for this reason. Most of MD could have opened safely MONTHS ago. He, like the other democrat governors purposely destroyed their states. There should be severe accountability for the unlawful orders and corrupt acts. Malfeasance and misconduct.
ReplyDeleteOpen up the economy time to end the needless shutdown
ReplyDeleteif did not help that you spent millions on tests that did and still do not work, not worth a plug nickel. Then shutting down retail, but not Target, walmart or Sams. There's no difference in buying a pair of shoes at the mall vs buying a cheap pair sold by Walmart, all because they don't sell milk and bread. Maybe all retail needs to install a milk and bread dispenser. Shutting down the hospitals from doing anything outside of covid and employees being let go because they were not needed while the hospitals stayed emptied out. You along with the rest of the bozo's and your anti-Trump moves have done this. This all falls at the feet of the Governors of every state that did this. You Hogan being chairman, well you own it!
ReplyDeleteWell Larry on the Corner...you have been large (hehehe) and in charge thru this entire crisis...uh...governors ARE responsible for all state action. So tell us how you are and Annapolis are gonna fix this fiscally. What? Cut services like you traditionally do. What? Raise taxes. What? Spend more money like getting supplies which have or haven't been distributed ($5M).
ReplyDeleteServices are stripped Larry.
Taxes...forget about it!
There is no additional Millions for anything.
Ask for help Larry. No Larry ASK again...we all are hurting (well minus Leighton, John Fager and a few others who utilized the system).
Focus now is getting MD better. Some LARGE counties need to figure it out, we who support the eastern shore need help. You do know we r entering the downtime in the hospitality industry....where jobs go poof until spring and many normally hurt in the off-season. This year will be the worst ever since we DIDNT get Annapolis summer vacation money, nor save up for the off season. You think things were bad this summer....or the next two years??
This fall and winter will hurt everyone.
What's your plan Larry?
But..he had enough money to spend on the worthless tests from Korea that he refuses to provide answers for and for a $250,000 “severance” check to his buddy that he transferred (voluntarily resigned) from one state agency to become his chief of staff. But..he will nickel and dime everything else. Hogan is a straight up FRAUD.
ReplyDeleteJust wait til Co-vid is over & TAXES will
ReplyDeleteSINK America !!!
Govts will be wining for more & more !!!
& WE have NO more to give !!! DUGH !!!
Your education system in the state and Baltimore city is a bowl of $hit and all you keep doing is throwing more tax dollars at it.I am surprised I did not see you at the debate last night holding hands with Chis Coons.
ReplyDeleteWhere's my State TAX REFUND?? You puntz. I filed before the epidemic and still don't have it.
ReplyDeleteI guess he is leading up to raising taxes. Maryland is the tax hell state now.
ReplyDeleteWhat ever!! What hurt us was those free handouts and that bogus unemployment bs. How one going to make xs more then they made on their regular job, piss away the money and still get more free money food and passes. The money they wasted giving scammers when you add it up is what hurt maryland
ReplyDeletePlay by marxist rules win stupid prizes larry your a tool for karl your hero. Im leaving this state the sooner the better..no more tax dollars for you to support anchor babies a broken worthless education system ...im fing done with MD. JUST hope my house sells soon..
ReplyDelete8:30
DeleteWhat State will you relocate?
I am looking for options too.
All of them are going along with the bankers’ Psyop
Hey Larry lets elect Bidden and he can shut the country down for another 6 to 9 months because that will stop the virus bet that will help the economy
ReplyDelete4:38p...Actually a lot of businesses had good summers considering what was going on. Yes...the restaurants and bars not so much... people were there, just spending their money in different places.
ReplyDeleteSome surprise! The dumb bastard terrorized the women and children, and inconvenienced the rest of the voters with this chicken-sh%^&t lockdown and now him and his hero Cuomo are so damn stupid they didn't know this was going to happen? Anybody who would believe this would believe the Old Woman who lived in the Shoe.
ReplyDeleteHe's succeeded in breaking the State Treasury, aside from the money stolen for these bogus Covid tests (An in family transfer of tax dollars) and now the damn fool wants to cry to Trump for money to operate on. I hope all the dumbasses who continually elect all the high offices in this state to the other side of the bridge are happy. They listen to political nobodies like Anderton and Corrozza singing the psalms of dimwits like Hoggan and you guys take the bait hook, line, and sinker. Now the damn taxes are going up, thanks to you and the Dimbocrats. Nice going. Next time drop the pretense and vote for a Dimbocrat first. Wow, a nickels worth of background investigation on the voters part would have revealed you all voted for a blue-nose Dimbocrat because there was a story in the Marylander Magazine to that effect. Again, the local yokel Eastern Shore Delegation has spoiled the party for everybody.
Mr Aswell
DeleteThese governors do not make decisions about the COVID-19 Psyop. It is run from Langley on behalf of the international bankers.
It was designed to slow down the demand for currency. The fiat currencies are all in big trouble because of the continuous printing. The US Dollar in particular began hyperinflating in Sept 2019. The Fed was printing $250 Billion per night in the Repo Markets.
Time to cut education. With most parents leading the charge at home there has to be a ton they can cut!
ReplyDeleteHere's what's going to happen. Democrat controlled general assembly is being called in for a "Special Session". Democrats will override Hogans veto on funding for Purple Line in Baltimore/DC. Democrats will override Hogans hold on funding for extended billion dollar Thornton Plan on education. Democrats will vote for increased taxes to make up for funding they do not have. The Governor is just a bobble head and it's the Democrats who control all funding. And so it goes on and on in Democrat Maryland.
ReplyDelete3:35 you mean the counties consistently ranked healthiest?
ReplyDeleteOcean City retail did really well this summer. Also the real estate market in OC is booming. It's again a sellers market.
ReplyDeleteSelf imposed hoax
ReplyDeleteStick around if the Democrats take over there will be plenty of money to take care of all the problems. The government will then have "YOUR MONEY" to use. In a socialist country you pay for everything. Socialism is the seizing and division of personal property to others including housing. If your house is deemed to big, it's seized by the state and 5 families move in. You are on the street. If your business is profitable, it is seized by the government. Government employees take over, all of the money goes to the state. You work there earning money for the state. Eventually, their people get tired of the fat cats of the government keeping everyone down and there is a revolution. It becomes a dictatorship.
ReplyDeleteMaryland Taxes us to Death & even Taxes our
ReplyDeleteState Pensions (Not Right) !! SO Don't cry
to me !!!
Woooooooo !!!
Maryland is a Democrat Ran state !! SO, they
ReplyDeleteare Responsible & they piss away money all the time on their PORK , so I don't want to
hear ANY Wining from the Corrupt State of
Maryland !! Period
Don't expect people who live here to Pay ANY
more taxes !!! Get Rid of your Democrats !!
Democrat state MD should have plenty of $$$
ReplyDelete& if not then they Stole it for themselves !!
Don't dare come to us for any more $$$$ !!!