Maryland Gov. Wes Moore submitted a $63.1 billion state spending plan Wednesday that avoids tax hikes while using a variety of budget-balancing moves to close a deficit, part of a larger strategy to advance initiatives to boost public safety, expand affordable housing and support child care.

The politically divided Virginia General Assembly has worked through scores of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed amendments to legislation during a one-day session in Richmond, agreeing to most of his changes.

A Republican-led panel of Virginia House members blocked a bill that would have allowed people incarcerated or on probation for marijuana-related crimes to ask a court for a modified sentence.