The Sun got it right in its December 10 editorial (“The forgotten tax cut”). Tax breaks for the scions of multi-millionaires will not create jobs, nor help average, hardworking Maryland families. But they would take tens of millions of dollars
This letter appeared in the Nov. 6, 2015, edition of the Baltimore Business Journal Dear Editor: The Maryland Chamber of Commerce needs to look beyond tax breaks if it truly wants to help businesses without cutting state funding needed for
For as long as the United States has existed, people have moved between states in search of opportunity. In 2013 slightly more people left Maryland than moved to the state, according to a Capital News Service analysis of IRS tax
More people in Maryland and nationwide were covered by health insurance last year, the first year of coverage became available under health reform, than the year before, according to new census data. The data from a set of reports released
Hundreds of Maryland state fees will be rolled back or eliminated in an effort to save taxpayers more than $50 million over the next five years, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday. The more than 100 fees cut across multiple agencies include
“So often when we talk about business climate it devolves into a conversation about taxes, business taxes, what do we do about business taxes,” said Benjamin Orr, executive director of the Maryland Center for Economic Policy, a nonprofit which has
Recently released data from the IRS shows that about 5,500 more taxpayers left Maryland in 2012 than moved to the state. Long-cited by tax critics as annual data that show the migration of taxpayers to lower-taxed states, some experts caution
This article is in response to the story earlier this week “Md. welfare benefits better than most European countries, think-tank claims” The insinuation that Marylanders would rather receive public assistance than work is not only insulting, but factually incorrect. The
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s appointment last month of business leaders to guide a broad regulatory overhaul has sparked concerns that he’ll roll back important protections for workers, consumers and the environment. The commission is one of at least three panels
Benjamin Orr is the executive director of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy. A Baltimore resident, he said his drive to work reminds him of his time living in St. Louis, another city that experience an explosion of protest and
