Developmental disability advocates, from left, Tracey Wright, Mat Rice and Ken Capone feel “betrayed” by a proposed $28.8 million cut to a state agency that oversees their services. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters)
Advocates thought hard-fought battles over the Development Disability Administration budget were behind them — then the Moore administration dropped a supplemental budget Wednesday that cuts a fresh $28.8 million from the agency.
After successfully clawing back more than $300 million from the roughly $450 million in cuts that Gov. Wes Moore (D) originally proposed in his fiscal 2026 budget at the beginning of the session, advocates said they felt “betrayed” by the new cuts in the waning days of the session…