Bartenders, waiters and other Maryland workers who routinely get tips – many, if not most, of them women — will have to rely even more on the generosity of their customers to make a living since state lawmakers left tipped
The recently approved $84 million in budget cuts amid expectations that the state would not raise as much revenue as expected highlight Maryland’s need to carefully consider how it raises money to pay for services and investments. Adapting the sales
Bursting the Bubble, a report that we produced with The Commonwealth Institute of Virginia and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute takes a deep look into the recent economic growth in the national capital region and finds that this prosperity is
The $84 million in budget cuts and adjustments the state Board of Public Works approved yesterday make it harder for Maryland to create jobs and invest in the building blocks of a strong state’s economy. The cuts were made
“While much of the D.C. region has bounced back from the recession, certain segments of the population are benefitting from this recovery more than others, a new report from the Maryland Center on Economic Policy, the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute,
In states and at the federal level the battle for basic rights for workers goes on. Legislation to enact paid sick leave did not make it out of the Maryland General Assembly this year, and paid family leave seems unlikely
We’ve been highlighting aspects of Bursting the Bubble, a new report we’ve released along with the Commonwealth Institute and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute showing how the unequal economic growth of the national capital region has not created broadly shared
Previously, we discussed a new report we released along with The Commonwealth Institute and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute that finds that while the economy of the national capital region is growing, wealthier residents are benefiting more than middle- and
“Workers with a college degree employed in the Washington area are enjoying wage gains while those with less education are seeing their wages decline, according to a new study from the Commonwealth Institute, the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and the
“Since 2007 the area lost about 110,000 jobs for those without college degrees, the researchers from the Commonwealth Institute, D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute and the Maryland Center on Economic Policy find.” http://www.wtop.com/41/3649895/Divide-between-rich-and-poor-grows-in-DC-area
