Eliminating the deduction for state and local taxes, as proposed in Republican leaders’ tax plan, would be a bad tradeoff for Marylanders. This deduction allows taxpayers who itemize deductions on their federal income taxes to deduct state and local property
Nearly one-third of Marylanders would see their federal taxes go up while the wealthiest few would get massive tax breaks under the tax framework President Donald Trump and congressional leaders released last week. Almost all Marylanders in the top 1
Read the original letter in The Baltimore Sun. We at the Maryland Health Care For All Coalition commend our two U.S. senators, Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, for strongly opposing the disastrous new Senate proposal to gut the Affordable Care Act and deny
Maryland’s public school system is failing too many of its students because our investments in education have not kept up with what schools need to provide all students a great education. Fortunately, we now have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to
New research shows a sales tax has 5 times greater impact on struggling families than on the richest A 1 percent sales tax to fund Metro repairs would hit the budgets of the area’s poorest families five times harder than
Things began to unravel for Ramar Robinson about three years ago when he was laid off and hit with a diagnosis of depression and mania. The illnesses would require costly therapy, which he could no longer afford. So the 26-year-old
Maryland’s 2017 General Assembly Session came to a close Monday night. While there were also plenty of good ideas left on the table, lawmakers took some important steps that will benefit Maryland families and our state’s economy.
While women in Maryland are better off financially than their counterparts in other states, on average, they still only earn about 85 cents for every $1 men earn. The wage gap is even more pronounced for women of color, with
Position Statement Supporting House Bill 586 Given before the House Appropriations Committee The Maryland Market Money program matches purchases made with federal food assistance benefits at participating farmers markets throughout the state. The program gives low-income Marylanders better access to
