As Sine Die looms, what are Maryland lawmakers' priorities?

By Sheilah Kast,

Ashley Sterner, Melissa Gerr, Rachel Baye

Published April 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM EDT

Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772, and it’s the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use. (Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner) — The Maryland General Assembly has until midnight, April 7, to tie up this year's legislation. Photo: Kylie Cooper/The Baltimore Banner

Maryland’s massive budget deficit has loomed over the General Assembly session that’s wrapping up. Today is Sine Die. What taxes are lawmakers raising?
What spending do they intend to cut? How are they preparing Maryland for the Trump administration’s changes? We ask Rachel Baye, WYPR senior reporter and editor and Bryan Sears of 'Maryland Matters' as the legislature starts its last day.

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Sheilah Kast

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.

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Ashley Sterner

Ashley Sterner is the co-host of WYPR’s On The Record. With co-host Sheilah Kast, Ashley interviews artists, scientists, community leaders, and others.

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Melissa Gerr

Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'

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Rachel Baye

Rachel Baye is a senior reporter and editor in WYPR's newsroom.

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