Lawmakers faced increased ‘harassment’ over DDA budget cuts, as advocates faced impacts

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: April 25, 2026

Words: 1,226

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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In another round of tense budget discussions and steep cuts to disability services, budget leaders and advocates anticipated impassioned and challenging dialogue as families across the state pleaded with lawmakers to fund those services.

What they didn’t anticipate was this: Verbal and online harassment of lawmakers and their staff over those cuts that reached a new intensity this year, to the point where some groups issued not one, but two, statements calling on advocates to …

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