The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted Maryland communities’ deep reliance on the workers who keep families fed, care for aging adults, and maintain sanitary public spaces. Yet these same workers too often take home wages that cannot support a family, let
Families across Maryland will have an easier time putting healthy food on the table starting this October, thanks to a long-overdue reform to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps).
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
There are still nearly 200,000 Marylanders who are out of work and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the state still has a way to go. The April state employment data reinforces the need to continue expanded unemployment benefits
Today’s Tax Day – the federal tax filing deadline – comes after a series of expansions of working family tax credits that will provide critical financial support to low- and moderate-income Marylanders as the state continues to recover from the
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
As a Filipina-American woman, my heart was shattered when I read about the six Asian women recently murdered in Atlanta and my mind continues to be in this overwhelmed state as more and more hate crimes continue to happen. First,
In recent months, it has become clear that preserving housing stability is critical to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and allow people to safely quarantine in their homes. This notion was the driving force behind the Centers for Disease
Over the last year, Marylanders across the state have faced tremendous challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic – from the serious illness or loss of a loved one to the loss of income that left too many wondering how
It is more critical than ever that Maryland undertake serious review of its spending on incarceration and other parts of the criminal legal system. Our latest report outlines how changing our approach to the state’s criminal legal system would open
