Maryland’s budget surplus is expected to grow by another $1.6 billion, totaling about $7.5 billion over the next two years.
While the Temporary Cash Assistance program is a critical safety net for those living in the deepest levels of poverty, it’s not a pathway to economic stability.
Although courts were shut down due to the pandemic and limited federal and state protections were available to tenants facing eviction, new failure to pay rent evictions continue to be filed.
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit is a proven program that creates jobs and addresses chronic unemployment.
For years, there has been a cap on H-2B visas that allow workers to come to the Eastern Shore to work from April through November.
Top leaders in the Maryland Senate vowed Thursday to pass a paid family leave program this legislative session. Sen. President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City)…
Several dozen people, holding green glow sticks and purple signs, gathered on Lawyers’ Mall on Monday evening urging lawmakers to pass a bill this…
The $300 million tax relief package would slash taxes on hygiene products and medical devices, and extend a tax credit to chronically underemployed Marylanders.
In 2022, the fight for a living wage should be a fight for more so folks can make ends meet.
As child care providers recover from the pandemic, state legislators are introducing a raft of bills, with the support of both presiding officers, that aim to bolster child care capacity in Maryland.