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Costly Gas Tax Holiday Offers Little Benefit to Marylanders Living Paycheck to Paycheck

March 14, 2022 by Kali Schumitz
  The planned one-month suspension of the state gas tax that Governor Hogan, Comptroller Franchot, and legislative leaders announced last read more

Improving the Child Tax Credit Would Benefit More than 700,000 Marylanders

May 7, 2019 by Christopher Meyer
Refundable tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit make an important difference for working read more

Building Our Future

January 18, 2019 by Christopher Meyer
Investing in World Class Schools Across the State to Support Thriving Communities and a Healthy Economy Public education is part read more

Maryland Needs to Invest in Working Families to Support a Thriving Economy

October 2, 2018 by Kenna Lemu
While our state’s overall economy is stronger, a decade after the Great Recession many working Marylanders’ paychecks have not fully read more

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

Immigration Policy Changes Continue to Hurt Maryland Families and Businesses

May 21, 2018 by Ellen Hutton
Maryland families and communities are feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s recent immigration policy changes. The administration’s ongoing efforts read more

It’s Time to Break Maryland’s Poverty to Prison Pipeline

March 30, 2018 by Christopher Meyer
A new report from the Job Opportunities Task Force shows the many ways Maryland’s criminal law system ensnares people who read more

There is No Evidence that Maryland’s R&D or Biotechnology Tax Credits Work

December 13, 2017 by Ellen Hutton
Evaluations of Maryland business tax credits continue to show that the state’s investments are not working as legislators intended. A read more

Guaranteeing Earned Sick Days Is the Right Choice for a Healthy Economy

December 1, 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

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
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