Maryland’s Eastern Shore is a place with significant assets including natural beauty, productive farmland, and an iconic seafood industry. The region also faces significant challenges. Some of these would be familiar to residents of any other part of Maryland, such
A good quality of life and a strong economy both require a healthy population. Healthy residents have lower medical costs and lose fewer workdays to illness. In addition, research shows that children who face health problems early on in life
Rising seas and increasingly extreme weather patterns pose an urgent threat to many Eastern Shore communities. An effective response must be both swift and thoughtful. Twelve communities on the Eastern Shore—more than in any other state except Louisiana—currently face frequent,
In a modern economy built on connections among people and places, our state cannot thrive unless every part of it thrives. Strengthening the Eastern Shore’s economy by fostering healthy employment growth, business creation, and family-sustaining jobs will bring benefits to
Maryland’s Eastern Shore is a place with significant assets including natural beauty, productive farmland, and an iconic seafood industry. The region also faces significant challenges—some that would be familiar to residents of any other part of Maryland, and some that
Marylanders are faced with important choices about what kind of state we will be. We have a growing backlog of unmet needs in education, health care, and other pillars of our economy. The choices embodied in our state budget determine
Maryland’s budget provides the clearest reflection of our priorities as a state. Choices about where we invest our shared resources can help or hinder children’s education, economic security for families and communities, and public health and safety.
Maryland’s strong laws protecting workers’ rights to come together and negotiate for better wages and working conditions have helped raise wages for workers across our state, both for union members and non-members. A Supreme Court ruling last week could severely
The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have proposed major changes to federal housing assistance that would lead to dramatically higher rents for families that already struggle to keep a roof over their heads. In the wake of a new
The number of people confined in Maryland prisons declined by 10 percent in 2017, a steeper drop than in any other state. This is cause to celebrate as well as a sign that reforms the state has enacted in recent
