State Should Act Swiftly to Guarantee Modestly Paid Workers Fair Pay for Long Hours

October 31, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
Every year, 233,000 Maryland workers with modest salaries put in long hours without getting paid for it. A regulation originally read more

Bipartisan Health Care Bill Could Prevent Further Increases to Insurance Rates

October 26, 2017 by Ellen Hutton
This week, the Maryland Insurance Administration approved additional increases to premiums for the health insurance plans offered through Maryland’s individual read more

Eliminating Federal Deduction to Fund Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Corporations is a Bad Deal for Maryland

October 23, 2017 by Kali Schumitz
Eliminating the deduction for state and local taxes, as proposed in Republican leaders’ tax plan, would be a bad tradeoff read more

Congress Must Act Soon to Maintain Health Coverage for Children of Working Families

October 13, 2017 by Shamekka Kuykendall
When Congress allowed federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expire on Sept. 30, policymakers put at read more

Study: 31 percent of Marylanders would pay more under Trump tax plan – The Baltimore Sun

October 4, 2017 by MDCEP
By John Fritze About 31 percent of Maryland households would pay a higher tax bill and roughly two-thirds would receive read more

GOP tax plan: A windfall for Maryland’s top 1 percent while many others see a tax hike

October 4, 2017 by Kali Schumitz
Nearly one-third of Marylanders would see their federal taxes go up while the wealthiest few would get massive tax breaks read more

Maryland’s Local Governments Shouldn’t Put Themselves on the Clearance Rack for Amazon

October 3, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
Amazon’s increasing dominance of the retail sector has helped squeeze traditional retailers and local businesses, prompting many to offer deep read more