Maryland’s public school system is failing too many of its students because our investments in education have not kept up with what schools need to provide all students a great education. Fortunately, we now have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to
By Drew Hansen A regionwide sales tax to fund Metro would disproportionally burden Greater Washington’s poor families, according to a new analysis from three left-leaning think tanks. The report, published ahead of a Monday summit involving the governors of Maryland
By Faiz Siddiqui A regionwide one-cent sales tax to fund Metro would have a disproportionate impact on poor families, taking five times the share of income from the bottom 20 percent of earners when compared with those in the top
New research shows a sales tax has 5 times greater impact on struggling families than on the richest A 1 percent sales tax to fund Metro repairs would hit the budgets of the area’s poorest families five times harder than
By Michael Dresser A commission established to explore Maryland’s options to respond to a possible repeal of Obamacare heard an accounting of the program’s accomplishments in the state Tuesday as well as warnings about the effects of President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to
More than 50 organizations across Maryland have come together to ask Gov. Larry Hogan to publicly speak out about how federal budget proposals would harm Maryland families, businesses, and our economy. The budget the Trump administration proposed earlier this year
Things began to unravel for Ramar Robinson about three years ago when he was laid off and hit with a diagnosis of depression and mania. The illnesses would require costly therapy, which he could no longer afford. So the 26-year-old
The following is a statement from Maryland Center on Economic Policy Executive Director Benjamin Orr. President Trump’s budget slashes nutrition, health care, and other important assistance that helps more than 1 million Marylanders meet basic living standards – food on
Originally published in The Baltimore Sun. Investing in public schools is one of the smartest steps we can take to ensure our state’s future prosperity and guarantee every child a fair shot. Schools located in areas with concentrated poverty need
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 federal budget could be a boost to Maryland’s sprawling defense industry but negatively affect the state’s economy in other areas, according to analysts. The administration’s so-called “skinny budget,” unveiled in March, seeks to
