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2015 Session

The 2015 legislative session is upon us. For the first time in eight years, the heavily Democratic General Assembly will be partnered with a Republican governor on policy and budget issues. Furthermore, about a third of legislators are new officeholders. This much change in Annapolis is sure to result in an interesting 90 days. Session starts January 14th.

You can read our testimony for bills we support or oppose here

Gov. Hogan’s Budget Threatens Prosperity

January 26, 2015 by Benjamin Orr
Governor Hogan is taking an approach to the state’s finances that threatens economic recovery and does too little to help read more

Tax credit lifts 400,000 Maryland workers out of poverty

December 9, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
The Earned Income Tax Credit Increases Work, Decreases Poverty The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which is available at the read more

Revenue Options for Maryland

December 4, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
Maryland has a number of reasonable revenue options available to close a projected gap of up to $884 million between read more

Feeding More Marylanders with Stronger SNAP Policies

November 13, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
The Food Supplement Program (FSP), helps over 780,000 Maryland families put food on the table. Maryland’s FSP is the state’s read more

Update the Child Care Subsidy to Help Families and Protect Jobs

November 10, 2014 by Kathleen Algire-Fedarcyk
Working parents need high-quality, affordable child care that allows them to stay on the job, and Maryland’s child care subsidy read more
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