Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that Maryland is on the precipice of unprecedented belt-tightening.

"It's going to be the worse economic crisis that ever been through since the Great Depression," Hogan warned during an interview with C4 and Bryan Nehman.

He said state agencies are looking at "across-the-board cuts" of 15 to 20%. Specifically, he ruled out spending on the Kirwan Commission education reforms, a bill he vetoed but which lawmakers could revisit when they convene either later this year or early next year.

Near the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the Board of Public Works voted for hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts.

As chairman of the National Governors Association, he has been pushing for aid to states to be included in the next coronavirus relief package passed by Congress. The Democratic proposal, which passed the House of Representatives, includes $1 trillion in aid to state and local governments. The Republican proposal, unveiled this week in the Senate, includes no new aid. Read more at WBAL