Policy Topics

MD’ers Fleeing from State and Local Taxes? Not So Fast.

May 13, 2014 by Sean Miskell
While anti-tax groups like to draw on diffuse arguments that Maryland’s state and local tax levels are driving people out read more

374 Schools in Maryland Can Combat Child Hunger with a Successful Tool, But Are Not Yet Doing So

May 8, 2014 by MDCEP
374 high-poverty schools in Maryland are eligible to use a powerful new tool, known as community eligibility, to increase the read more

More Investment is Needed in MD Higher Education as College Debt Rises

May 2, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Investment in Maryland’s colleges and universities remains lower than before the recession, according to a report by the Center on read more

House of Cards or Race to the Bottom?

March 26, 2014 by Sean Miskell
While the series ‘‘House of Cards’’ depicts politics as a deeply corrupt charade in which key players scheme and backstab read more

Statement in Support of HB 198 – EITC Expansion

March 19, 2014 by Benjamin Orr
Increasing Maryland’s Refundable EIC Would Reduce Inequality Given before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee The Maryland Center on Economic read more

Statement in Support of HB 954 – Streamlined Medicaid Enrollment

March 11, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Given before the House Health and Government Operations Committee   Streamlining Medicaid enrollment will help more Marylanders receive health coverage The read more

Latest Projections are Strong Argument Against Tax Cuts

March 6, 2014 by Benjamin Orr

Statement in Support of HB 29 – Law Enforcement Trust Act

March 6, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Carrying out federal immigration detention requests costs money that can be better used elsewhere Given before the House Judiciary Committee read more

Statement Opposing HB 739 – Estate Tax Expansion

March 5, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Raising the estate tax exemption increases inequality, harms Maryland’s economy Given before the House Ways and Means Committee read more

Statement Opposing SB 602 – Estate Tax Expansion

March 5, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Raising the estate tax exemption increases inequality, harms Maryland’s economy Given before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee read more
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