Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced an agreement on a state budget framework with the state’s Democratic leadership.

The deal that means $2.3 billion in cuts comes after months of sometimes tense negotiations over the state’s largest budget deficit since the Great Recession.

The Maryland General Assembly reached an agreement on the framework for the Fiscal Year 2026 state budget, lawmakers announced.

The fight to cover Maryland’s $3.3 billion-and-growing budget deficit could end in the coming days. The House Appropriations Committee, the first legislative group to contend with the budget during ...