A new study from the nonprofit Maryland Center on Economic Policy shows that the state’s poor and middle class pay a greater share of their annual income in state and local taxes than the wealthiest families do. “Low- and moderate-income
To catch a glimpse of what income inequality looks like, look no further than Delmarva, said Benjamin Orr, executive director of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy. “When we talk about the great jobs in Maryland, the ones that really
January 23, 2015- Benjamin Orr, Executive Director of Maryland Center on Economic Policy, discusses the tax system and proposed tax cuts and closing tax loopholes Listen here
January 14, 2015 “Benjamin Orr, executive director of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy, said, “This report is a timely reminder of the ways in which Maryland asks families in the middle and at the bottom of our economy to
October 31, 2014- Policy analyst Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk speaks about the state of tipped workers in Maryland after being left out of the minimum wage increase. Listen here
Maryland Hunger Solutions, the Maryland Center on Economic Policy, and the Maryland State Department of Education presented Somerset County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. John Gaddis and Somerset County Public School Food and Nutrition Services Manager Helen Riggins with “Hunger-Free School”
Wages going up for some Marylanders, while falling for others, what this means for the region. Host Jeff Salkin interviews MDCEP’s Executive Director Benjamin Orr. http://video.mpt.tv/video/2365295751/
“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,
“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
