Budget and Tax

State of Working Maryland 2013

February 11, 2014 by MDCEP
Executive Summary Amid the slow and uneven recovery from the Great Recession and the gridlock that has become the norm read more

Commentary: Minimum wage and Earned Income Credit go hand in hand

February 7, 2014 by Benjamin Orr
Maryland Reporter, February 7, 2014 This commentary is in response to Monday’s column by Barry Rascovar, “Do-gooders know best about read more

Statement Regarding the Impact of Social Safety Net Programs on Poverty in Maryland

February 7, 2014 by MDCEP
Given before the House Appropriations and Senate Budget and Taxation Committees Poverty is Sixth Largest County, but Investments Make a read more

Statement in Support of HB 198 – EITC Expansion

February 4, 2014 by Benjamin Orr
Increasing Maryland’s Refundable EIC Would Reduce Inequality  Given before the House Ways and Means Committee   read more

Estate Tax Relief Seems on Track in Annapolis

February 2, 2014 by MDCEP
Democratic Leaders Adopt Idea Long-backed by Republicans Benjamin Orr, executive director of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy, said that read more

Maryland Pays High Costs for Federal Immigration Enforcement

February 1, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Jailing suspected undocumented immigrants at the request of federal officials costs Maryland and its localities hundreds of thousands of dollars read more

Statement Opposing House Bills 170 and 199

January 28, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Corporate Tax Cut Would Harm Public Services, Hurt Economic Growth, and Increase Inequality Given before the House Ways and Means read more

Cutting the Corporate Income Tax Will Not Bring Broad Prosperity to Maryland (Snapshot)

January 22, 2014 by Sean Miskell
The Cost of a Corporate Tax Cut is Not Worth the Price Creating the conditions for a strong state economy read more

Cutting the Corporate Income Tax Will Not Bring Broad Prosperity to Maryland

January 22, 2014 by Sean Miskell
A corporate income tax cut would rob Maryland of crucial resources for higher education, transportation and other services vital to read more

Instant Analysis of the Proposed FY 2015 Budget

January 20, 2014 by MDCEP
Governor O’Malley introduced his Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 budget plan on January 15th, which will be the last budget proposed read more
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