Costly Gas Tax Holiday Offers Little Benefit to Marylanders Living Paycheck to Paycheck
The planned one-month suspension of the state gas tax that Governor Hogan, Comptroller Franchot, and legislative leaders announced last read more
State Budget Politicking Puts Important Public Services At Risk
Among the funding Gov. Hogan may withhold is $127 million for school repairs.Photograph by Eli Pousson/Creative Commons Public Domain
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Revised State Budget Paves the Way for Significant New Investment in Education
Photo by K Whiteford
Maryland lawmakers are poised to move forward with a budget that invests significantly more in schools read more
Budgeting For Opportunity
How Our Fiscal Policy Choices Can Remove Barriers Facing Marylanders of Color and Advance Shared Prosperity
By Christopher Meyer
Maryland’s read more
Approved State Budget Makes Greater Investments in Maryland’s Priorities
With the most recent state revenue forecasts coming in $400 million higher than originally anticipated, the Maryland General Assembly had read more
Big Questions to Ask About the Governor’s Budget
Tomorrow is the deadline for Gov. Larry Hogan to propose his budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July read more
Federal Policy Threatens to Undermine State Investments, Deepen our Unmet Needs
The General Assembly committee that makes annual recommendations about the state’s budget made two things clear at its final meeting read more
Eliminating Federal Deduction to Fund Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Corporations is a Bad Deal for Maryland
Eliminating the deduction for state and local taxes, as proposed in Republican leaders’ tax plan, would be a bad tradeoff read more
Federal Aid Supports Essential State and Local Investments in Maryland
As weak revenues continue to make it challenging for Maryland’s state and local governments to provide the services we all read more
Political Power Struggles Hurt Baltimore Communities
Freddie Gray died two years ago yesterday while in police custody. As anger, unrest, and litigation made Baltimore a fixture read more
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