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Benjamin Orr

Fiscal leaders broadly agreed that vigilance and prudence will be necessary in the years ahead, but had slightly different interpretations of the meaning and value of the surplus.

Mental health remains a challenge among America’s youth detailed in 2022 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Maryland finished the 2021 fiscal year with a roughly $2.5 billion unassigned balance in its general fund thanks to federal stimulus funding and higher…

Tax Credits

Most Marylanders would agree economic supports should be available to all who need them. Seeing so many of our neighbors in need of additional…

Special Session

In “The Pros and Cons of a Special Session” [Maryland Matters, Sept. 9], Josh Kurtz gives his take on whether the Maryland General Assembly…

A liberal-leaning think tank is pressing for passage of a series of revenue bills targeting business loopholes and tax breaks ― by looking back…

Sixth in a series On March 27, 2019 Maryland faced financial Armageddon. It was a situation so dire that Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr….

Fourth in a series It is official policy in Anne Arundel County public schools to shame students because their parents are unable or unwilling…

A bill to infuse Maryland public schools with $1 billion for reforms over the next three years will take effect without the signature of…

As Maryland lawmakers work to increase funding for the state’s Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) program, a recent study by the U.S. Center for Budget…