Despite campaign promises to leave Medicaid untouched, President Trump’s proposed budget doubles down on harmful cuts included in the House Republican healthcare bill passed in May. On top of the $839 billion in cuts included in the American Health Care
President Trump’s proposed tax reform package includes a harmful provision to repeal the federal estate tax on large inheritances. The repeal would put a revenue stream Maryland relies on to provide essential services at risk, while benefiting only the extremely
Last Saturday, I was finishing preparing a client’s tax return at the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site in west Baltimore that I run. As we were completing the signature pages, she asked me if preparers could file your taxes
This year ProPublica released a different sort of NCAA tournament bracket, one based on how well schools serve low-income students. Princeton came out on top, based on federal data covering five categories: percentage of students receiving Pell grants, average annual
Over the next couple of months, as Marylanders file their income taxes and many anxiously wait for state refunds, legislators will be considering whether to expand the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC is widely hailed by Democrats
This morning, Gov. Larry Hogan set the stage for another year of missed opportunities for investing in Maryland’s future as he promised his next budget will provide even less money for state services, as a whole, than the current budget
A pair of Maryland job creation tax credits is doing little to boost the state’s economy, at the expense of state investments that would support economic growth. The Job Creation Tax Credit and the Businesses that Create New Jobs Tax
In the wealthiest state in the wealthiest country in the world, no one should go hungry. Yet, too many Maryland families still struggle to afford enough to eat. Federal- and state-funded food assistance could be at risk in the coming
Without major changes in the economy or state fiscal practices, Maryland policymakers will continue to face small budget shortfalls each year, the Department of Legislative Services told the General Assembly’s Spending Affordability Committee this week. Legislators have options for how
