By John Fritze About 31 percent of Maryland households would pay a higher tax bill and roughly two-thirds would receive a tax cut under a proposal announced by President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress, according to an analysis released Wednesday.
By John Fritze resident Donald Trump outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to lower corporate taxes and simplify the rules for individual filers, the first step in what will be a contentious debate over a top White House priority. With GOP
By Nancy Lavin Frederick County continues to enjoy favorable economic conditions compared to the state and nation, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. More county residents benefit from high-paying jobs, evidenced by the household median income
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
By Drew Hansen A regionwide sales tax to fund Metro would disproportionally burden Greater Washington’s poor families, according to a new analysis from three left-leaning think tanks. The report, published ahead of a Monday summit involving the governors of Maryland
By Faiz Siddiqui A regionwide one-cent sales tax to fund Metro would have a disproportionate impact on poor families, taking five times the share of income from the bottom 20 percent of earners when compared with those in the top
By Michael Dresser A commission established to explore Maryland’s options to respond to a possible repeal of Obamacare heard an accounting of the program’s accomplishments in the state Tuesday as well as warnings about the effects of President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to
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
Originally published in The Baltimore Sun. Investing in public schools is one of the smartest steps we can take to ensure our state’s future prosperity and guarantee every child a fair shot. Schools located in areas with concentrated poverty need
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 federal budget could be a boost to Maryland’s sprawling defense industry but negatively affect the state’s economy in other areas, according to analysts. The administration’s so-called “skinny budget,” unveiled in March, seeks to
