and Steve Contorno Examiner Staff Writers Virginia and Maryland are taking starkly different approaches to closing budget gaps this year, with the Old Dominion relying almost entirely on a string of spending cuts and Maryland lawmakers pushing for a multimillion-dollar package of new taxes.
The states’ varying routes to balanced books are nothing new. Despite their proximity, Maryland and Virginia have been worlds apart almost since their foundings.
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