Investment Archives - Maryland Center on Economic Policy

Statement Regarding the Impact of Social Safety Net Programs on Poverty in Maryland

February 7, 2014

Given before the House Appropriations and Senate Budget and Taxation Committees Poverty is Sixth Largest County, but Investments Make a Difference Poverty remains a daily challenge for many in our communities. In fact, if the estimated 594,000 Marylanders living below

Advocates line up in defense of Maryland taxes

November 10, 2013

Election-year calls for tax cuts trigger campaigns to keep them Defending taxes “is part of the conversation right now,” said Benjamin Orr, acting executive director at the Maryland Center on Economic Policy, a nonpartisan think tank. The group opposes cuts