Gov. Martin O'Malley said yesterday in a radio interview that up to $200 million in cuts may be necessary. On the same day, new numbers showed general-fund collections declining 3.5 percent from last year.
Announcing those estimates, Comptroller Peter Franchot said the individual income tax alone could fall $130 million short of the fiscal 2009 general fund forecast and that "there is little to no reason to expect performance to improve over the...
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