MD Health Connection Makes Big Strides but Future Issues Loom

May 23, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Maryland has made some impressive headway recently on health care reform, something that should not be overlooked after initial technical read more

Maryland working women still lag behind in earnings

May 15, 2014 by MDCEP
Single-parent households headed by a female had a poverty rate of 29.1 percent in the state compared to 7.9 percent read more

Study: Recent EITC Expansion in MD will Make Taxes More Fair, Reduce Inequality

May 15, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Working Marylanders with the lowest earnings will pay slightly less of their income in taxes — 9.9 percent compared to read more

Documentary Raises Four Big Issues About Poverty

May 14, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Last week, the Maryland Center on Economic Policy participated in a screening of the documentary “American Winter,” an evocative film read more

MD’ers Fleeing from State and Local Taxes? Not So Fast.

May 13, 2014 by Sean Miskell
While anti-tax groups like to draw on diffuse arguments that Maryland’s state and local tax levels are driving people out read more

374 Schools in Maryland Can Combat Child Hunger with a Successful Tool, But Are Not Yet Doing So

May 8, 2014 by MDCEP
374 high-poverty schools in Maryland are eligible to use a powerful new tool, known as community eligibility, to increase the read more

More Investment is Needed in MD Higher Education as College Debt Rises

May 2, 2014 by Sean Miskell
Investment in Maryland’s colleges and universities remains lower than before the recession, according to a report by the Center on read more