When Governor Larry Hogan left office he left his successor with a $5 billion dollar budget surplus."We are proud to be leaving the state of Maryland’s budget a

Maryland is facing a $2.7 billion budget deficit, and experts said the historic gap can't be fixed by shuffling money around. The dire report has fueled concerns that cuts in services and tax increases may be on the table.

Maryland lawmakers were warned Tuesday of an impending $2.7 billion deficit they’ll need to resolve for the next budget year — a significant hole that all but guarantees another debate in Annapolis over whether they should make deep budget cuts or raise taxes.

When lawmakers left Annapolis this spring, they celebrated the passing of a budget that avoided broad tax increases. But when they return in two months, the sam