Gov. Wes Moore used his third State of the State address to call for bipartisan cooperation from lawmakers to solve the mounting fiscal challenges facing the state.
While his previous addresses to a joint session of the House and Senate tended to be focused on promise, Moore’s address Wednesday was focused on problems. The first-term Democrat also tried to make the case for why his plan, focused on changes to the tax code and on growing the state economy away from its reliance on the federal government, is the right medicine, even if it seems unpalatable.
“Many Marylanders are scared,” Moore said, in closing his 49-minute speech. “They’re trying to figure out where things are and how things are going for them and their families. They’re looking to us to provide solutions, to know they’re going to be OK.”
Marylanders are looking for elected officials “to make the tough choices,” Moore said.
