Md. Democrats can’t agree on tax increases

Maryland’s $63 billion spending plan for next year is tangled in intraparty gridlock in Annapolis, as Democrats in the House and Senate have not meaningfully budged in the second day of a standoff over whether to pass $1.2 billion in tax and fee increases. Proponents of the tax package say it’s needed to reduce projected deficits not seen since the Great Recession, but House and Senate budget negotiators are about $1 billion apart on how much money they think should be raised.