Approved Budget Cuts Reflect Maryland’s Misplaced Priorities
The $84 million in budget cuts and adjustments the state Board of Public Works approved yesterday make it harder for read more
Approved Budget Cuts Hinder Maryland’s Ability to Invest in Higher Education and Other Necessities
Benjamin Orr, Executive Director of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy, issued the following statement today in response to Governor read more
MD’ers Fleeing from State and Local Taxes? Not So Fast.
While anti-tax groups like to draw on diffuse arguments that Maryland’s state and local tax levels are driving people out read more
More Investment is Needed in MD Higher Education as College Debt Rises
Investment in Maryland’s colleges and universities remains lower than before the recession, according to a report by the Center on read more
Governor Releases $172 Million Supplemental Budget as Legislative Action Heats Up; Additional $32 Million for Cold Weather Effects
After a freezing winter, warmer weather has finally arrived and budget action heats up this week in Annapolis. On Tuesday, read more
The EITC Cannot Fight Poverty Alone
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a powerful tool for helping low-income working families, but to effectively raise Marylanders read more
House of Cards or Race to the Bottom?
While the series ‘‘House of Cards’’ depicts politics as a deeply corrupt charade in which key players scheme and backstab read more
Earned Income Tax Credit Legislation Would Improve an Already Effective Tool
Maryland’s General Assembly has a unique opportunity to help the working poor in a variety of ways this session—including by read more
Statement in Support of HB 198 – EITC Expansion
Increasing Maryland’s Refundable EIC Would Reduce Inequality
Given before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
The Maryland Center on Economic read more
Senate's Budget Relies on Short Term Solutions at the Expense of Long-term Investment
While the recently passed Senate budgetavoids large cuts to services, the Senate plan includes unwise and unnecessary spending cuts and read more
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