 And Governor Wes Moore chaired a meeting of the Board of Public Works on Wednesday in Annapolis that resulted in an action to slash $149 million from the budget for fiscal year 2025. He said the budget cuts were made necessary by stagnant economic growth over the past decade. The cuts eliminate a quarter of a million dollars from a drone security system for the Port of Baltimore and cutting $1.5 million from the state police forensic lab. The governor stated that the cuts will free up money for Medicare reimbursements,