Economic Opportunity

Hospital Jobs Program Provides Economic Opportunity for Baltimore Residents

December 18, 2015 by Mark Scott
An agreement by Maryland hospitals to create 375 jobs for Baltimore residents is a good example of how government and read more

Baltimore Families Can’t Make Ends Meet on Minimum Wage

September 28, 2015 by Mark Scott
Hard-working families in Baltimore and across Maryland struggle to pay their bills because they aren’t paid enough to cover their read more

More Marylanders Struggling to Make Ends Meet Despite Growth in Top Incomes

September 17, 2015 by Mark Scott
Although incomes have been on the rise for the past decade, many Marylanders are struggling and have not shared in read more

Maryland Businesses See the Biggest Return on Their Tax Investment

September 9, 2015 by Benjamin Orr
Though – depending on who you ask — Maryland may or may not be dubbed “business friendly” by the assorted read more

Job Training is Vital to Economic Security for Women

September 2, 2015 by Mark Scott
Women play an important role in the success of the Washington region’s economy, and Maryland can do more to foster read more

Maryland’s Safety Net Reduces Poverty, Helps Children Succeed, and Boost our Economy

February 13, 2015 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
Given before the House Appropriations and Senate Budget and Taxation Committees Nutrition assistance, tax credits, and other economic supports are read more

Low-Earners Paying More in Taxes than the Well-Off in Maryland

January 14, 2015 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
Those earning the most in Maryland pay the lowest share of their income in state and local taxes, at just read more

Too many Marylanders still struggling to get by

September 18, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
A new look at income and poverty in Maryland highlights that many families have not yet recovered from the recession read more

No children? No EITC

September 8, 2014 by Benjamin Orr
While Maryland lawmakers gave low-income working families a helping hand recently by increasing a key tax credit, they need to read more

Displaced Workers Getting Back to Work, But Not Necessarily for Same Wage

September 4, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
More people who lost their jobs due to cut backs are returning to work and in greater numbers than in read more
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