Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is sending his final budget to the General Assembly this week. Political science professor Roy Meyers was a guest on WYPR’s Maryland Morning on January 13th and analyzed what the budget will look like and what Gov. O’Malley’s priorities will be.
“I think he’s probably going to stay the course. He’s going to claim credit for the innovations he’s made over the previous years and also try to promote additional job creation,” Meyers said.
He described potential ways Gov. O’Malley could create jobs with the budget including investments in infrastructure and education.
“The long term strategy of the administration is to try to build human capital and make investments in infrastructure. So for example, the increase in the gas tax last year has been creating jobs and it will continue to create jobs over the next couple of years,” Meyers added.
You can listen to the interview on Maryland Morning in its entirety here.
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