Maryland lawmakers urge continued spending on pre-K expansion, with no solutions yet to projected deficits

Despite multibillion-dollar deficits projected for future state budgets, several Maryland lawmakers are championing planned increases in education spending, including publicly funded pre-K. “We know that we have a structural deficit. There’s no hiding that,” said Del. Jared Solomon, a Montgomery County Democrat, speaking on Thursday to a group of private child care providers at a symposium hosted by the Maryland State Child Care Association.