Halfway Through Budget Hearings: Recommended Cuts Total $101 Million So Far

February 17, 2014 by MDCEP
With the General Assembly’s budget committees about halfway through their hearings, the biggest challenge facing lawmakers is how to continue investing read more

Statement in Support of SB 331- Raising the Minimum Wage

February 13, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Raising Maryland’s Minimum Wage Benefits Workers and Economy Given before the Senate Finance Committee read more

Statement in Support of SB 395 – Combined Reporting

February 12, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Combined reporting will create a fair and effective corporate tax structure and generate needed revenue for Maryland. Given before the read more

Closing Corporate Loophole Would Make MD’s Taxes More Fair and Generate Needed Revenue

February 12, 2014 by Sean Miskell
By closing a loophole in the way corporations report their earnings, Maryland can make its tax system fairer and generate read more

Statement in Support of HB 295- Raising the Minimum Wage

February 11, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Raising Maryland’s Minimum Wage Benefits Workers and Economy Given before the House Economic Matters Committee read more

State of Working Maryland 2013

February 11, 2014 by MDCEP
Executive Summary Amid the slow and uneven recovery from the Great Recession and the gridlock that has become the norm read more

House Hearing Today on Minimum Wage Bill that Will Benefit MD’s Workers and Economy

February 11, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Later today, the House Economic Matters Committee will hold a hearing on legislation that would incrementally raise the minimum wage in read more

Commentary: Minimum wage and Earned Income Credit go hand in hand

February 7, 2014 by Benjamin Orr
Maryland Reporter, February 7, 2014 This commentary is in response to Monday’s column by Barry Rascovar, “Do-gooders know best about read more

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

February 7, 2014 by MDCEP
Given before the House Appropriations and Senate Budget and Taxation Committees Poverty is Sixth Largest County, but Investments Make a read more

Report Gives MD Favorable Rating for Fiscal Planning

February 4, 2014 by Sean Miskell
A newly released report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities gives Maryland high marks in its use of read more
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