 to protect child care and Medicaid. They say the state is seeing an increase in those areas and they want to get ahead of the issue. Other departments slated for cuts include thousands of dollars from the Departments of Natural Resources, Health and Maryland's Higher Education. Maryland's budget plan is scheduled for a vote next week. Sandra Jones, WTOP News. Stepped up enforcement and community engagement are how police say they're fighting crime this summer in Prince George's County. WTOP's Dick Uliano reporting on the latest crime data.