Nearly 60,000 Marylanders — including almost 29,000 children — could lose the rental assistance that keeps a roof over their heads under a proposed federal rule allowing housing authorities and private landlords to impose work requirements and strict time limits
While we celebrate important progress here in Maryland — including the passage of Senate Bill 357 and House Bill 424, which empower the state’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board to lower the cost of high-priced medications — we cannot afford to
In order to provide greater opportunity for all city residents and address the lack of affordable housing, Baltimore City needs an effective policy requiring developers to include a certain number of affordable apartments or houses in new development projects.
Homeownership is a key source of wealth building and is often the foundation for one’s life. Unfortunately, the lack of affordable housing supply has placed homeownership out of reach for many people with low and moderate incomes, first-time homebuyers, and
Hundred of thousands of Marylanders are at risk for losing their housing as a national ban on evictions was recently overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling stated that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not have authority
Despite ongoing, short-term attempts from federal and state officials to fend off a huge spike in evictions, hundreds of thousands of Marylanders are still living with the threat of an impending eviction. The CDC announced earlier this month that it
Every Marylander should have access to safe and affordable housing—regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, or source of income. However, the current housing market that we have today is far from this ideal. Too many Marylanders are struggling to pay
Despite ongoing, short-term attempts to fend off a huge spike in evictions, hundreds of thousands of Marylanders are still living with the threat of an impending eviction as the Maryland General Assembly adjourned without passing emergency eviction prevention legislation. The
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments today aimed at declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. If the lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act is successful, nearly 395,000 Marylanders would lose their healthcare coverage, nearly doubling the
Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders will potentially face eviction or foreclosure at the end of this month as a result of them suddenly finding themselves without income due to the economic and public health crises of COVID-19. Maryland courts will
