Taxes and cost shifts are on the table for the coming General Assembly session as Gov. Wes Moore (D) and lawmakers look to solve both a structural budget shortfall and massive cuts to transportation projects.

A day after a public announcement to cut more than $3 billion in transportation projects, county officials are pushing for answers and a way to avert the gutting of local road and transit priorities.

The governor also acknowledged the economic pinch felt by Marylanders. His speech contained no mention of tax increases.

County officials and legislators are lashing out at a plan to cut billions in transportation projects across the state.

The General Assembly overrode Gov. Hogan’s veto of the Time to Care Act days before the close of this year’s legislative session, guaranteeing nearly all Maryland workers paid time off to deal with major life events like a new child or a serious injury. This victory will make Maryland a better place to work, raise a family, grow up, and grow old.

The General Assembly session that ended at midnight Monday was intense at times, and confusing. The early COVID-19 protocols gave way to a more normal feeling session as the omicron variant became less of a public health threat. But the hybrid nature of the session left many people in the Annapolis orbit on unsure footing, and the session at times seemed hard to track, without a clear narrative.

Maryland became the 10th state to enact paid family and medical leave covering private-sector workers statewide—a list that neighboring Delaware also could join soon.

The Maryland General Assembly voted on Saturday to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s vetoes of abortion access and paid leave bills, enacting the measures into law.

Maryland workers would be eligible to receive up to 12 weeks of partial paid leave under a bill passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature, a major victory for liberal advocates who have been fighting for the measure for more than a decade.

A statewide paid family and medical leave program got final legislative approval in the Senate on Thursday evening, sending the measure to the governor in time for a potential in-session veto override before the session ends on April 11.