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Budgeting For Opportunity

July 24, 2018 by Christopher Meyer
How Our Fiscal Policy Choices Can Remove Barriers Facing Marylanders of Color and Advance Shared Prosperity By Christopher Meyer Maryland’s read more

Some New State Laws and Investments Offer a Step Forward for Baltimore

April 19, 2018 by Ellen Hutton
Today marks the third anniversary of Freddie Gray’s death in police custody. Immediately following his death and the resulting anger read more

For Many Marylanders, Prosperity is Still Out of Reach

August 28, 2017 by Ellen Hutton
Marylanders overall tend to fare better financially than the average American, according to the latest Prosperity Now Scorecard. However, even read more

Tax Day: Our Shared Investments in Maryland

April 14, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
What kind of state do you want Maryland to be? For most of us, the answer is straightforward. We want read more

Ensuring Equal Wages Will Support Maryland Families, Boost Local Economy

February 16, 2017 by MDCEP
Position Statement in support of Senate Bill 404 Given before the Senate Finance Committee Ensuring that employers don’t pay lower read more

Maryland’s State Tax Policies Reduce Some Inequality but Have a Long Way to Go

February 7, 2017 by Ellen Hutton
State tax policies often are a culprit in increasing income inequality. Maryland now ranks 24th in the nation for income read more

Educating Maryland’s Youth is the Best Investment for Safer Communities

August 3, 2016 by Kristina Li
We all benefit from living in safe communities – however, when politicians focus on being “tough on crime,” the types read more

To Support a Strong Economy, All Marylanders Must Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes

April 18, 2016 by Kristina Li
Maryland’s success today is due to our past public investment in good schools, a strong transportation system and other building read more

A Giveaway to the Wealthiest is not “Tax Relief for Everyone”

March 17, 2016 by Benjamin Orr
Some Maryland senators are advocating for tax giveaways to the wealthy and calling it “tax relief for everyone.” As appealing read more

Accelerating Millionaire Estate Tax Exemption Could Harm State Services

March 2, 2016 by MDCEP
Position Statement Opposing Senate Bill 847 Given before the Senate Budget and Tax Committee The estate tax helps make sure read more
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