Economic Opportunity

Thousands of Marylanders Still at Risk for Eviction Because Legislators Failed to Pass Vital Bills

May 10, 2021 by Taneeka Richardson
Despite ongoing, short-term attempts to fend off a huge spike in evictions, hundreds of thousands of Marylanders are still living read more

Supporting AAPI Marylanders Requires Stopping Hate Crimes and Removing Barriers to Opportunity

April 7, 2021 by Raquelle Contreras
As a Filipina-American woman, my heart was shattered when I read about the six Asian women recently murdered in Atlanta read more

Keeping Marylanders in Their Homes is Essential to Protect Public Health and Support Economic Recovery

February 18, 2021 by Taneeka Richardson
In recent months, it has become clear that preserving housing stability is critical to prevent the spread of the coronavirus read more

Working Family Tax Credits Should Be Available to All Marylanders

February 16, 2021 by Kali Schumitz
  Over the last year, Marylanders across the state have faced tremendous challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic – from read more

Budgeting For Opportunity

November 18, 2020 by MDCEP
How Our Fiscal Policy Choices Can Remove Barriers Facing Marylanders of Color and Advance Shared Prosperity Maryland’s budget provides the read more

Budgeting for Opportunity: Our Shared Investments Can Build Safe, Just, Thriving Communities

November 18, 2020 by Christopher Meyer
With activists across the state calling for greater investment in communities, rather than punishment, and a viral pandemic putting the read more

Welcome Revenue Surprise Should Spur Speedy Help for Struggling Marylanders

September 11, 2020 by Christopher Meyer
The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic took a smaller-than-expected bite out of Maryland state revenues for the budget year read more

Protecting Medicaid is Vital for 100,000 Essential Workers in Maryland

August 26, 2020 by Christopher Meyer
More than 100,000 essential workers in Maryland rely on Medicaid for health insurance coverage, according to a recent analysis by read more

Without a Robust Federal Response, the Economic Crisis Will Get Worse For Marylanders

July 31, 2020 by MDCEP
As the clock runs out on some provisions of the initial federal economic relief bills, thousands of Marylanders will be read more

Maryland Leaders Must Do More to Prevent Looming Eviction Crisis

July 16, 2020 by Taneeka Richardson
Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders will potentially face eviction or foreclosure at the end of this month as a result read more
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