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ROCKVILLE, MD – As commentators and news media discuss whether or not Governor Moore is a disappointment to Marylanders, Christopher Summers at the Maryland Public Policy Institute, a free enterprise non-profit organization, looks back at some of his administration’s recent policy outcomes:

“Maryland has been a high-tax, high cost of living state for far too long. The business climate continues to rank amongst the bottom in the country, we’ve had a stagnant economy and face population loss,” said Christopher Summers, President and CEO of the Maryland Public Policy Institute.

Summers continued, “Governor Moore has talked about an economic growth agenda, but state policies don’t seem to match the rhetoric. In only two short years we’ve seen budget deficits balloon to over $3 billion, taxes and fees raised by over $1.6 billion on Maryland businesses and families, the state has lost its AAA credit rating, more budget shortfalls are on the horizon and there’s still no plan to pay for several big-ticket policy priorities of the Moore administration. If you’re hoping for pro-growth policies, it’s hard to say this track record is anything but disappointing.”

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