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Supplemental Budgets Fund Addiction Treatment, Law Enforcement, Relief to Schools

March 29, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
As this year’s budget process nears its conclusion, Gov. Hogan has released two supplemental budgets to address needs not covered read more

Budget Update: House Restores Some Harmful Cuts

March 13, 2017 by MDCEP
Maryland’s legislative session is a little more than halfway through, which means the Appropriations Committee in the House of Delegates read more

Cleaning Up the Tax Code Would Protect Needed Investments and Strengthen Maryland’s Economy

March 10, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
As one disappointing revenue estimate after another came in last fall, it became increasingly clear that this would be a read more

Maryland Lawmakers Can Improve Economic Security for Women

March 8, 2017 by Kali Schumitz
While women in Maryland are better off financially than their counterparts in other states, on average, they still only earn read more

Earned Income Tax Credit Leaves Single Taxpayers Behind

February 24, 2017 by Natalie Neill
Over the next couple of months, as Marylanders file their income taxes and many anxiously wait for state refunds, legislators read more

Struggling Maryland Families Get Less Child Care Help than Other States

February 15, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
The cost of child care is on the rise around the country, and Maryland families have it especially hard. Our read more

Maryland’s State Tax Policies Reduce Some Inequality but Have a Long Way to Go

February 7, 2017 by Ellen Hutton
State tax policies often are a culprit in increasing income inequality. Maryland now ranks 24th in the nation for income read more

Healthy Working Families Act Protects Twice as Many Workers as Governor’s Proposal

February 2, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
Each time they get sick or need to care for a sick child, more than 700,000 working Marylanders are still read more

How Immigration Policy Shapes Maryland’s Communities, Economy

January 31, 2017 by MDCEP
The Maryland we know today exists because of people who came here, and continue to come here, from around the read more

Proposed Budget Moves Maryland Backwards by Cutting Key Investments in Health, Education, Housing

January 24, 2017 by MDCEP
As a whole, the governor’s proposed budget for fiscal 2018 fails to make the investments we need to continue to read more
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