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Additional Manufacturing Tax Breaks Offer Scant Bang for the Buck

February 23, 2016 by Kali Schumitz
Position Statement in opposition to House Bill 531 Given before the House Ways and Means Committee Allowing a certain category read more

Expanding Maryland’s Earned Income Tax Credit Will Benefit Families and the Economy

February 17, 2016 by MDCEP
Position Statement Supporting Senate Bill 294 Given before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee The Earned Income Tax Credit is read more

Expanding the Renter’s Tax Credit Would Provide Residents Relief From Rising Housing Costs

February 17, 2016 by MDCEP
Position Statement Supporting House Bill 340 Given before the House Ways and Means Committee For nearly half of Maryland families, read more

Expanding Maryland’s Earned Income Tax Credit Will Benefit Families and the Economy

February 17, 2016 by MDCEP
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a common-sense tax break that helps working people who struggle to get by on read more

Increasing the Minimum SNAP Benefit Would Provide Relief to Struggling Marylanders

February 16, 2016 by MDCEP
Position Statement Supporting House Bill 445 Given before the House Appropriations Committee Increasing the minimum monthly benefit for Maryland’s nutrition read more

Women’s Economic Security Agenda Would Create Greater Economic Security For Working Families

February 12, 2016 by Kristina Li
  Many working families in Maryland aren’t paid enough to make ends meet, can’t take time off work when a read more

Legislation in 2016 Session Could Provide Opportunity for Baltimore Families

January 5, 2016 by Mark Scott
Maryland state leaders seem ready to begin addressing the systemic problems in Baltimore communities that played a key role in read more

Accepting Refugees Would Benefit Maryland’s Economy

November 19, 2015 by Mark Scott
Governor Larry Hogan and the now more than two dozen governors who have said they intend to block Syrian refugees read more

Maryland Businesses See the Biggest Return on Their Tax Investment

September 9, 2015 by Benjamin Orr
Though – depending on who you ask — Maryland may or may not be dubbed “business friendly” by the assorted read more

Job Training is Vital to Economic Security for Women

September 2, 2015 by Mark Scott
Women play an important role in the success of the Washington region’s economy, and Maryland can do more to foster read more
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