Without selling the tax increases that the governor unveiled in his $67 billion budget proposal on Wednesday, Moore faces making even deeper cuts to balance the state’s finances.

Gov. Wes Moore proposes tax hikes for Maryland's highest earners and budget cuts to address fiscal challenges and reduce the state's deficit.

Maryland’s wealthiest earners would pay more in state taxes, while corporations and other workers would get a tax cut under a budget plan Gov. Wes Moore will introduce Wednesday — marking the first time the Democrat has thrown his political weight behind policies that could directly impact most Marylanders’ pocketbooks.