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A new report that takes a look at challenges facing Maryland’s Eastern Shore provides solutions to local leaders on ways to improve the economy, access to health care, education and climate change.
In the newly released report officials identified three key issues they believe residents on the eastern shore are facing: climate change, poor medical care, and low wages.
Just over a century ago, in 1911, the Baltimore city council adopted the first residential segregation law in the country, forbidding black people from living in predominantly white neighborhoods.
Maryland’s state budget inherently presents barriers to prosperity for people of color and has done so for years, according to a report issued Tuesday by a liberal think tank.
If elected, Jealous says he’d raise Maryland’s minimum wage from the $10.10 an hour that’s to take effect in July to $15 an hour, a proposal that’s been tossed around the statehouse for several years without much success.
Many Maryland public schools routinely rank among the best in the nation thanks in large part to our state’s longstanding commitment to investing in education. Looking only at per-pupil spending, like in the recent Baltimore Business Journal article “Five Maryland school districts rank among top 10 in U.S. for per
The state budget is a powerful tool that helps shape our communities. In our annual budget webinar, held Feb. 2, 2026, MDCEP analysts shared an overview of what is in Gov. Moore’s proposed budget for the next year and what those choices mean for Maryland families and communities. Webinar resources:
This event provided a comprehensive look at the current climate of homeownership in Maryland. Panelists discussed recent federal and state policy shifts and their implications for affordable housing developers, housing counselors, and advocates working to expand access to homeownership and support current homeowners. The discussion covered Maryland’s high foreclosure rates,
In this webinar, MDCEP staff provide an overview of Gov. Wes Moore’s proposals for the 2026 fiscal year (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026), which include nearly $1 billion in new revenue and $2 billion in adjustments and cuts. Our policy members cover potential impacts of cuts and investments
Medicaid-funded home care is a vital part of Maryland’s care infrastructure, and will only grow more important as our population continues to age. Home care services help older adults and people with disabilities with day-to-day activities like eating, bathing, or shopping, and allow those receiving care to remain in their
Maryland children and their families are facing significant challenges, mirroring national trends of increased absenteeism and declining school test scores, the 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book shows. Maryland ranks 22nd among U.S. states in this year’s Data Book. In this recording of an online event held July 16, 2024, learn more
A strong knowledge base is vital to any effort to build broadly and equitably shared prosperity through policy. Disaggregating data – collecting and presenting data for population subgroups by characteristics such as race and ethnicity, gender including gender identity, and sexual orientation – arms policymakers and advocates with the information
