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Blueprint for Maryland’s Future

House-Senate budget conference committee to ‘talk about it some more’ and meet again on Monday.

Some insist that lawmakers are currying favor with special interest donors. Push for tax bill comes as state leaders prepare to announce that revenue projections are down.

Plan would impose combined reporting on corporations, increase taxes on high earners as well as inheritances and capital gains while providing some additional tax credits for low-income earners.

Cuts to transportation, increased education spending, and a structural budget deficit put pressure on budgets and local governments.

A gap of over $300 million in the coming year is projected to surpass $2 billion by fiscal 2029.

Increased spending requirements and poor relationships have some county leaders calling for more transparency how tax dollars are spent.

Blueprint

Federation of labor unions opposes Senate Bill 794 which would remove MSDE employee protections. The bill undoes previous work to professionalize the department, its president writes.

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Grassroots group of parents, students and teachers say there is plenty of room for improvement on Kirwan recommendations.

Apprenticeships

Maryland needs to modernize its high school career and tech programs and ramp up apprenticeships. This is proving successful in many countries.