🚨Despite D.C.’s chaos, Maryland leads

My fellow Marylanders,

Last week, we hosted our final bill signing ceremony of the year. This year wasn’t just a legislative session of challenge – it was a session of change.

We endured the firing of thousands of government public servants through Elon Musk’s DOGE project, the launch of an unnecessary trade war with our allies, and the threats to critical projects like bringing the FBI building to Prince George’s County.

We endured a tumbling stock market and the contraction of the American economy for the first time in years, the start of a regional and national financial crisis, and the Trump Downgrades on the credit of D.C., Maryland, and the nation. The chaos of this new White House has exacted a daily toll on our people, our economy, and our future. And it has accelerated.

Together, we faced uncertainty and delivered a responsible, balanced budget that meets the moment:

• We turned a $3 billion inherited deficit into a surplus, while still preserving 8% in the Rainy Day Fund – above recommended levels.
• We’ve made over $2 billion in targeted cuts, the largest amount that has been cut from a Maryland budget in 16 years.
• And, as the Trump Administration raises prices, our income tax reform plan will ensure that 94% of Marylanders either get a tax cut or see no change.

This wasn’t easy or simple, but in Maryland, we care more about solving problems than scoring points – and our strategy is working:

• We’ve created nearly 100,000 jobs – more in two years than my predecessor created in two terms.
• We’ve brought unemployment to national lows and brought job growth to national highs.
• And even in the face of chaos from Washington, D.C., the rating agency Fitch affirmed Maryland’s AAA Bond Rating.

Our work to protect Marylanders from the ravages of Washington, D.C. is only just beginning. We refuse to slow our progress in growing Maryland’s economy and winning the decade.

Your Governor,
Wes Moore

Our Final Bill Signing of 2025

Last week, I signed into law legislation that continues our work of supporting workers and middle-class families, turning a $3 billion deficit into a surplus, expanding access to state contracts for small businesses, lowering income taxes for most Marylanders, and addressing the rising utility costs burdening Maryland families.

Keeping Western Maryland in Mind

I declared a State of Emergency following the historic flooding in Western Maryland that has seriously impacted people’s lives. 

First responders, local public servants, and agencies throughout the state have worked tirelessly to respond to the damage. I’m grateful for their leadership in our ongoing recovery efforts.

Building Pathways to Work, Wages, and Wealth

We made major announcements last month to help bring more jobs to Maryland:

1. We partnered with McDonald's to bring nearly 4,000 new jobs to Maryland through a workforce expansion initiative this summer.
2. Bernstein Management Corporation plans on relocating their headquarters to Montgomery County.
3. SJ Incorporation will begin construction on a new production facility in Washington County, with expectations of creating 300 full-time jobs over the next four years.

Collaborations like these are why Maryland’s seeing some of the lowest unemployment and fastest job growth in the nation. It’s why we’ve created more jobs in just our first two years than the previous administration did in eight years.

Maryland is leading the way on protecting health access “Maryland has brought some hope and some progress that reminds us — our communities are more than worthy of basic health care, and that human right includes access to abortion health care without targeted interference or economic barriers.”

New Maryland law attempts to reduce racism in home appraisals “One of the hundreds of bills Gov. Wes Moore has signed into law this month attempts to reduce discrimination in real estate appraisals by making a relatively small change: eliminating the bachelor’s degree requirement from certain types of appraiser licenses.”

New Maryland Law Will Benefit Diabetes Patients “Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the bill into law on Tuesday. It will prohibit state-regulated insurance plans from imposing ‘step therapy’.”