Analyst: O?Malley?s budget fails to solve structural deficit

Gov. Martin O?Malley?s proposed budget meets the goals for restraining budget growth established during November?s special session, but it doesn?t completely solve the state?s structural deficit, the legislature?s top fiscal analyst told lawmakers in a preliminary analysis Monday.

“The pressure will continue to curtail the growth in spending,” Warren Deschenaux told the House and Senate budget committees. “The gaps remain for this session, and the next and the next.”