Our office is closed today as the country’s largest free arts festival, Artscape, opens on our doorstep. Up to 400,000 people are expected to attend the festival over the course of the weekend to experience Baltimore’s diverse arts culture, supporting
Marylanders may once again see schools and other services essential for broad prosperity funded at levels below what meets public needs due to an ongoing disagreement between the governor and legislature about the budgeting process. With the start of the
The gap between the ultra-rich and the rest of us has been growing steadily since the 1970s throughout the United States. In Maryland, there is evidence that the problem has been getting worse since the recession. Maryland is one of
More than 200,000 Marylanders who until now couldn’t receive overtime pay even when they worked extra hours stand to benefit when new federal rules take effect. The state’s economy will get a boost too, from this long overdue action. Like
As many new graduates across Maryland are celebrating their newly minted college degrees this month, reduced state investment in higher education and rising tuition costs threaten to put this milestone out of reach of too many Marylanders. Years of reduced
Maryland has more millionaires per capita than any other state, and asks less of them when it comes time to support the public good through schools, hospitals and transportation. Maryland was one of just 14 states that had the foresight
Over the last few years, residents of the Curtis Bay community in Baltimore – the most polluted ZIP code in Maryland and one of the 100 most polluted in the country – have been trying to convince an energy company
When this year’s legislative session began, there was the potential for the General Assembly to take meaningful steps to help thousands of Marylanders who struggle to make ends meet. There were also significant threats to Maryland’s future prosperity, with proposals
As parents throughout the state already know, enrolling an infant in daycare in Maryland can now costs more than the tuition for a state college, putting this much-needed service out of reach for many working families. This might limit how
Given before the House Economic Matters Committee The Maryland Center on Economic Policy Supports House Bill 1175 Many Maryland families depend on one or more part-time jobs to help support their families. However, almost half of the people who work
