2017 session

Decisions made during the 2017 legislative session will affect the prosperity of average Marylanders for years to come.  You will find material, including testimonyreports, and fact sheets, on the many issues that arise during the session below and throughout the site, as well as on our blog, Maryland’s Money Matters.

Maryland Made Progress in the 2017 General Assembly Session

April 12, 2017 by Kali Schumitz
Maryland’s 2017 General Assembly Session came to a close Monday night. While there were also plenty of good ideas left read more

Supplemental Budgets Fund Addiction Treatment, Law Enforcement, Relief to Schools

March 29, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
As this year’s budget process nears its conclusion, Gov. Hogan has released two supplemental budgets to address needs not covered read more

Child Support Payments Should Support Families, not Government

March 16, 2017 by MDCEP
Position Statement in support of Senate Bill 1009 Given before the Senate Finance Committee When a Maryland parent makes a read more

A $15 Minimum Wage Would Benefit 1.3 Million Marylanders and Strengthen our Economy

March 15, 2017 by MDCEP
Position Statement Supporting Senate Bill 962 with Amendment Given before the Senate Finance Committee Many hardworking families across Maryland struggle read more

Budget Update: House Restores Some Harmful Cuts

March 13, 2017 by MDCEP
Maryland’s legislative session is a little more than halfway through, which means the Appropriations Committee in the House of Delegates read more

Payday Lending Loopholes Hurt Many Marylanders, Including Seniors and Veterans

March 10, 2017 by MDCEP
Position Statement in support of House Bill 1270 Given before the House Economic Matters Committee Out-of-state payday lenders are exploiting read more

Cannabis Tax would Raise Needed Revenue and Create Jobs

March 9, 2017 by MDCEP
Position Statement Supporting House Bill 1186 Given before the House Ways and Means Committee The state of Maryland recognized the read more

Main Street Fairness Act Will Level the Playing Field for Small, Local Businesses

March 8, 2017 by MDCEP
Position statement supporting Senate Bill 855 Given before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Maryland’s current sales tax system doesn’t read more

Job Creation Tax Credit Needs Updates

March 8, 2017 by MDCEP
Position Statement Supporting Senate Bill 873 Given before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Since the mid 1990s, the number read more

Maryland Should Join its Peers in Ending Corporate ‘Nowhere Income’

March 8, 2017 by MDCEP
Position Statement Supporting Senate Bill 833 Given before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Maryland families and businesses alike rely read more
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