economic opportunity

State of Working Maryland: A tale of two Marylands

March 13, 2015 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
Despite its overall wealth, Maryland continues to be plagued by wide inequities in income and opportunity. How successful you are read more

Maryland’s Safety Net Reduces Poverty, Helps Children Succeed, and Boost our Economy

February 13, 2015 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
Given before the House Appropriations and Senate Budget and Taxation Committees Nutrition assistance, tax credits, and other economic supports are read more

Maryland’s Safety Net Reduces Poverty, Helps Children Succeed and Boosts Our Economy

January 27, 2015 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
Nutrition assistance, tax credits, and other economic supports are working to keep thousands of Marylanders out of poverty and giving read more

Gov. Hogan’s Budget Threatens Prosperity

January 26, 2015 by Benjamin Orr
Governor Hogan is taking an approach to the state’s finances that threatens economic recovery and does too little to help read more

Bridging the Great Divide

December 19, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
Yesterday, a key legislative committee recommended that the incoming governor dramatically reduce state investments, limit state borrowing, and increase transparency read more

Too many Marylanders still struggling to get by

September 18, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
A new look at income and poverty in Maryland highlights that many families have not yet recovered from the recession read more

No children? No EITC

September 8, 2014 by Benjamin Orr
While Maryland lawmakers gave low-income working families a helping hand recently by increasing a key tax credit, they need to read more

Displaced Workers Getting Back to Work, But Not Necessarily for Same Wage

September 4, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
More people who lost their jobs due to cut backs are returning to work and in greater numbers than in read more

Fewer suspensions, expulsions will help students graduate

August 27, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
On Wednesday, August 20th, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education approved a new policy for student suspensions and expulsions read more

Bursting the Bubble: How to Promote Opportunity in the National Capital Region

July 8, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Bursting the Bubble, a report that we produced with The Commonwealth Institute of Virginia and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute read more
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