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O’Malley Considering Special Session

Governor Martin O’Malley says that due to the shortfall in the state’s budget, he may call a special session to deal with it. There are many unresolved issues that are at hand, including whether or not to legalize slots to make up for the budget shortfall. Legislators are not pleased at the thought of it, but O’Malley says it may be necessary.

O’Malley has not made the recall official yet, but has said that something needs to happen to fix the $1.5 billion shortfall that they have. He says that they need to debate taxes, spending, and the slots. He has been working with Democratic leaders of the General Assembly, and now feels that it may be time to bring everyone back.

He said that by bringing people back to talk about slots, etc. , some real progress could be made since everyone will be single minded about the topic at hand. He says that everyone wants to discuss certain topics while avoiding others, and that this would make them come to agreement on those specific topics that need to be handled, such as slots and tax increases.

He says that a combination of legalizing slots, spending less and increasing taxes will solve the budget problem. He says he plans on telling people his plan in the next couple of weeks whether the House and the Senate approve or not. He says that although it has been hard to come to a “consensus” on slots, the other things they have not tried yet. Up until now O’Malley has been somewhat reticent to support the slots, but because of the budget issues it has become necessary.
 

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