Most Marylanders agree that working hard should leave you and your family with enough to afford the basics. Policymakers in Montgomery County have taken important steps to make this vision a reality, raising the local minimum wage for most employers
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted Maryland communities’ deep reliance on the workers who keep families fed, care for aging adults, and maintain sanitary public spaces. Yet these same workers too often take home wages that cannot support a family, let
Maryland workers won a major victory this week when the General Assembly voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 for most workers by 2025, overriding Gov. Hogan’s veto. This important step forward will bring higher pay to hundreds of
This week Maryland lawmakers are considering a proposal from Gov. Hogan to give additional state tax breaks to companies participating in the federal Opportunity Zones program. Doubling down on the ineffective tax break approach would be an unwise use of
While our state’s overall economy is stronger, a decade after the Great Recession many working Marylanders’ paychecks have not fully recovered from the impact of the recession. Median earnings within Maryland are now 3.1 percent lower than in 2007, after
A recent report on Montgomery County’s economic outlook painted a misleadingly bleak picture and prompted misguided calls for tax cuts and deregulation. The truth is that Montgomery County has a fundamentally strong local economy and at the same time faces
With the most recent state revenue forecasts coming in $400 million higher than originally anticipated, the Maryland General Assembly had a little more flexibility than in recent years to restore cuts proposed in the governor’s budget. Lawmakers have also passed
Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders will soon be able to earn sick days, thanks to state lawmakers that overturned the governor’s veto. This is a major victory for working Marylanders and for the state, as a growing body of research
As the 2018 General Assembly session begins today, policymakers will be facing decisions that will have significant consequences for working families in Maryland.
Maryland’s success as a state is built on the past policy choices we have made that allow us to invest in the things that make Maryland a good place to live and do business.
