Press Releases

Maryland’s Budget Surplus Presents Historic Opportunity to Reduce Hardship

September 29, 2021
Maryland ended its 2020–2021 budget year with a nearly $2.5 billion surplus, several times larger than any closing balance in read more

Statement on Gov. Hogan’s Decision to End Expanded Unemployment Benefits Early

June 1, 2021
Maryland Center on Economic Policy President and CEO Benjamin Orr issued the following statement in response to Maryland Governor Larry read more

Statement on Gov. Hogan’s Proposal to Reinstate Unemployment Work Search Requirements

May 12, 2021
Maryland Center on Economic Policy President and CEO Benjamin Orr issued the following statement in response to Governor Hogan’s announcement read more

MDCEP Statement on March Revenue Forecast

March 9, 2021
Maryland Center on Economic Policy President and CEO Benjamin Orr issued the following statement in response to the March revenue read more

Statement on the passage of the Maryland RELIEF Act

February 12, 2021
The CASH Campaign of Maryland and the Maryland Center on Economic Policy issued the following joint statement on the passage read more

Advancing Justice Requires Rethinking State Spending on Incarceration

November 18, 2020
With activists across the state calling for greater investment in communities, rather than punishment, and a viral pandemic putting the read more

Statement: Republican Plan Doesn’t Meet Needs of Maryland Families, Match Scope of Unprecedented Economic Challenges

July 28, 2020
The Republican COVID-19 relief plan unveiled yesterday doesn’t meet the needs of Maryland families and doesn’t address our unprecedented state read more

30 Maryland Organizations Criticize Gov. Hogan’s Approach to the Budget

June 26, 2020
30 organizations, and some individual community leaders, endorsed this statement about the budget cuts proposed by Governor Larry Hogan June read more

New Analysis: Freezing Maryland’s Minimum Wage Would Harm Essential Workers and the State’s Economy

June 11, 2020
At a time when low-wage essential workers are being celebrated as heroes as they put their health at risk to read more

MDCEP Statement on Gov. Hogan Vetoing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future

May 7, 2020
MDCEP Executive Director Benjamin Orr issued the following statement in response to Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to veto the Blueprint read more
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