As Maryland lawmakers begin considering proposals to increase the state’s minimum wage, the Maryland Center on Economic Policy (MDCEP) is releasing a new report that provides an in-depth look at how a $15 minimum wage would affect Maryland workers and
Business owners, workers and lawmakers are backing a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2023. This year, the “Fight For $15” effort is backed by a new study that reveals how many people would get a raise
Gov. Larry Hogan described plans Wednesday to increase state spending on public education by $4.4 billion over the next decade by ensuring that all the revenue Maryland gets from casinos is spent to improve the schools. His proposal echoes calls
Governor Larry Hogan announced a push Wednesday to provide billions in extra funding to Maryland public schools by ensuring the money coming in from the state’s casino industry doesn’t go anywhere else. Gov. Hogan says the money should have been
When WJZ viewers saw freezing children and broken down city classrooms– suddenly everybody asked “what happened to all the casino money that was supposed to help the schools?” We all remember them. Emotional, dramatic commercials first in 2008 and then
New details of how federal tax changes will affect Marylanders show that people with very low incomes – under $25,000 – will see some of the greatest harms.
Congress may have finished its tax overhaul last year, but for state governments, the scramble has just begun. No two states will be effected in the same way, and legislative budget offices across the country now face the daunting task
Maryland Center on Economic Policy Research Analyst Christopher Meyer appeared on the Jan. 4, 2018 episode of Lunch With Labor to discuss proposed earned sick leave legislation in Maryland. Listen here
The following letter was published in The Baltimore Sun Dec. 27. As the Sun’s Dec. 26 editorial correctly noted, the harm to Marylanders from the federal tax bill will go far beyond any tax increase some will experience (“What Maryland
By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun Two leading General Assembly Democrats plan to introduce a constitutional amendment that would put the state’s share of revenue from its casino gambling industry in a “lockbox” for public schools. Del. Maggie McIntosh, who
