💨 Abstract

Maryland lost its triple-A credit rating from Moody's, downgraded to Aa1 after 52 years. The downgrade was due to the state's economic and financial underperformance, heightened vulnerability to federal policies, and elevated fixed costs. Governor Wes Moore and Democrats blame President Donald Trump's mass layoffs of federal workers. Republicans argue that it's due to state mismanagement. Maryland recently closed a $3.3

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