Policy Topics

Statement In Support of House Bill 240

March 10, 2015 by Mark Scott
Modernizing Maryland’s Individual Income Tax Rates Provides Relief for Middle Class Families The Maryland Center on Economic Policy Supports House read more

Statement in Support of SB 652- Expungement of Records

February 19, 2015 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
Position Statement Supporting Senate Bill 652 Given before the Senate Judiciary Proceedings Committee  Repealing the subsequent conviction rule is critical read more

Statement in Support of SB 526- Maryland’s Second Chance Act 2015

February 19, 2015 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
Second Chances are Vital to Our Economy Position Statement Supporting Senate Bill 526 Given before the Senate Judiciary Proceedings Committee    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

Gov. Hogan’s Budget Threatens Prosperity

January 26, 2015 by Benjamin Orr
Governor Hogan is taking an approach to the state’s finances that threatens economic recovery and does too little to help 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

We Celebrate Labor Day, but do we support it?

September 2, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
On Monday much of the American public relaxed and enjoyed a day off for their hard work and economic contributions, read more
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