Budget officials ask agencies to tighten belts, including a 10% cut scenario

State agencies are being asked to tighten their belts ahead of a coming difficult fiscal year. Administration emails told agency heads to include reductions of roughly 3% in their fiscal 2028 requests, with two dozen agencies told to outline reductions up to 10%.

By: Bryan P. Sears

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 1,672

Last Updated: 4 days, 8 hours ago

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State agencies are being asked to tighten their belts as they finalize budget requests for the coming difficult fiscal year.

Emails to every executive branch agency, as well as state universities, told them to prepare fiscal 2028 budget requests that include reductions of roughly 3%, with two dozen Cabinet-level agencies told to prepare budgets with up to 10% reductions.

The memos come as the state heads into a 2027 General Assembly session in January that …

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