Economic Opportunity

Sustaining Strong Communities on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

September 27, 2018 by Christopher Meyer
Maryland’s Eastern Shore is a place with significant assets including natural beauty, productive farmland, and an iconic seafood industry. Download read more

Budgeting For Opportunity

July 24, 2018 by Christopher Meyer
How Our Fiscal Policy Choices Can Remove Barriers Facing Marylanders of Color and Advance Shared Prosperity By Christopher Meyer Maryland’s read more

Supreme Court Decision Limiting Unions is Bad News for Maryland’s Economy

July 5, 2018 by Christopher Meyer
Maryland’s strong laws protecting workers’ rights to come together and negotiate for better wages and working conditions have helped raise read more

After Billions in Real Estate Tax Giveaways, Taking Away Families’ Housing Assistance Is the Wrong Choice

June 14, 2018 by Christopher Meyer
Photo by Ser Amantio di Nicolao via Creative Commons The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have proposed major changes read more

No Cause for Panic in Montgomery County

May 10, 2018 by Christopher Meyer
A recent report on Montgomery County’s economic outlook painted a misleadingly bleak picture and prompted misguided calls for tax cuts read more

Work Requirements Don’t Work – SNAP Proposal Would Leave Thousands Struggling to Afford Food

April 27, 2018 by Shamekka Kuykendall
Thousands of Marylanders would have a harder time affording sufficient, healthy food under provisions in the proposed federal Agriculture and read more

Blueprint for Broadly Shared Prosperity in Maryland

March 27, 2018 by MDCEP
Maryland has a lot to be proud of. Our past investments in our education system, health care, transportation network, safe read more

What a $15 Minimum Wage Would Mean for Maryland

February 27, 2018 by Christopher Meyer
Good Jobs, Secure Families, and a Healthy Economy Maryland’s economy looks great on paper. We have a highly educated workforce, read more

Maryland’s Investment in TANF Falls Short of Meeting Core Program Goals

February 22, 2018 by Shamekka Kuykendall
When the federal government created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program as part of “welfare reform” in the read more

After Major Victory on Paid Sick Days, a Minimum Wage Increase is the Best Way to Support Working Marylanders

January 19, 2018 by Shamekka Kuykendall
Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders will soon be able to earn sick days, thanks to state lawmakers that overturned the read more
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