DC Council Proposes Sales Tax Hike as Metro Bans Negative Balances – The Hoya

November 30, 2017 by Kali Schumitz
By Emma Kotifica The Washington, D.C. Council proposed a bill Nov. 7 to increase the city’s sales tax to 6.5 read more

New Report Shows Benefits of Paid Sick Leave for Maryland Families, Economy

November 30, 2017 by Kali Schumitz
About 488,000 Marylanders would gain paid sick leave and thousands more would gain new workplace protections under the final version read more

A Strong Earned Sick Days Law Will Bring Major Benefits for Maryland Families and our Economy

November 30, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
Each time they get sick or need to care for a sick child, 750,000 working Marylanders are still forced to read more

Senate Tax Bill Cuts Health Care, Raises Taxes on Working Families; Wealthy Few Get a Windfall

November 27, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
As they return from the Thanksgiving break this week, Congressional Republicans’ top legislative priority is to pass a massive tax read more

Paying for Tax Cuts for the Wealthy by Blocking Immigrants from Receiving Tax Credits Will Leave Children Living in Poverty

November 21, 2017 by Ellen Hutton
The tax proposal that passed the U.S. House of Representatives would make it harder for families and students from low-income read more

‘Trickle-Up’ Economic Policies Put People to Work

November 9, 2017 by Shamekka Kuykendall
Maryland’s success as a state is built on the past policy choices we have made that allow us to invest read more

State Should Act Swiftly to Guarantee Modestly Paid Workers Fair Pay for Long Hours

October 31, 2017 by Christopher Meyer
Every year, 233,000 Maryland workers with modest salaries put in long hours without getting paid for it. A regulation originally read more

Bipartisan Health Care Bill Could Prevent Further Increases to Insurance Rates

October 26, 2017 by Ellen Hutton
This week, the Maryland Insurance Administration approved additional increases to premiums for the health insurance plans offered through Maryland’s individual read more

Eliminating Federal Deduction to Fund Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Corporations is a Bad Deal for Maryland

October 23, 2017 by Kali Schumitz
Eliminating the deduction for state and local taxes, as proposed in Republican leaders’ tax plan, would be a bad tradeoff read more

Congress Must Act Soon to Maintain Health Coverage for Children of Working Families

October 13, 2017 by Shamekka Kuykendall
When Congress allowed federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expire on Sept. 30, policymakers put at read more
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