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Maryland is a high-tax state. Recent changes in federal tax law have made the tax situation worse: At the federal level, the maximum, combined…
I think that our debate process has disintegrated to the point where it has become counterproductive reality TV. Certainly, it is no way to…
“Please raise your hand if you’re registered to vote?” In my class of 20 or so college freshmen, a few hands go up, most…
It has been an interesting and unsettling few days since the “Blueprint for Maryland’s Future” education reform bill was introduced and discussed a joint…
A guest commentary published on Feb. 18, 2020, suggested that the Maryland Board of Physicians’ amendments to SB 402/HB 448 would take telehealth backwards….
For over three decades, Marylanders Against Poverty (MAP), formerly Maryland Alliance for the Poor, has advocated for legislation and budget allocations that address the…
Early in the 1970s, the Nixon administration’s Department of Health, Education and Welfare directed the State of Maryland to bleach its higher education enrollment…
Baltimore mayoral candidate Mary Miller has said that city officials must stop treating the crime problem in Baltimore as a political hot potato, and…
With the alarming rise in vaping among teenagers and adolescents, a new public health crisis is unfolding right before our eyes. At the state…
For the past few years, I have written about why it made sense to close Pimlico Race Course and consolidate Maryland thoroughbred racing at…