Federal cuts to hit state hard, budget analyst warns lawmakers ANNAPOLIS — Maryland faces a $1.1 billion budget gap next year, but the state’s economy is expected to get worse with cuts in federal spending.

“As long as we have that structural deficit hanging out there, we are going to have a hard time convincing anyone that we have the resources to endure any change in the federal-state relationship,” Maryland budget analyst Warren G. Deschenaux told state senators Tuesday.

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