Governor Larry Hogan announced a push Wednesday to provide billions in extra funding to Maryland public schools by ensuring the money coming in from the state’s casino industry doesn’t go anywhere else. Gov. Hogan says the money should have been
When WJZ viewers saw freezing children and broken down city classrooms– suddenly everybody asked “what happened to all the casino money that was supposed to help the schools?” We all remember them. Emotional, dramatic commercials first in 2008 and then
New details of how federal tax changes will affect Marylanders show that people with very low incomes – under $25,000 – will see some of the greatest harms.
Tomorrow is the deadline for Gov. Larry Hogan to propose his budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. In the coming weeks, we’ll be breaking down what the budget means for Maryland families. These are some of
Congress may have finished its tax overhaul last year, but for state governments, the scramble has just begun. No two states will be effected in the same way, and legislative budget offices across the country now face the daunting task
Maryland Center on Economic Policy Research Analyst Christopher Meyer appeared on the Jan. 4, 2018 episode of Lunch With Labor to discuss proposed earned sick leave legislation in Maryland. Listen here
After the House of Representatives and Senate voted to pass the Republican tax bill, Executive Director Benjamin Orr of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy released the following statement: “By passing this damaging tax bill, congressional Republicans have put the
By John Fritze Senate Republicans were scrambling Thursday to lock down support for a major tax overhaul that could deliver President Donald J. Trump one of his first legislative victories while potentially cutting — or increasing — the taxes paid
By Emma Kotifica The Washington, D.C. Council proposed a bill Nov. 7 to increase the city’s sales tax to 6.5 percent from 5.75 percent to fund repairs and other expenses for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as the transit
About 488,000 Marylanders would gain paid sick leave and thousands more would gain new workplace protections under the final version of the Healthy Working Families Act, according to updated analysis from the Maryland Center on Economic Policy. The new report
