Most claims about interstate tax migration are grossly exaggerated. A robust body of evidence shows people are not primarily motivated to uproot their lives and leave their communities because of how ...

Campus pantries at schools like Coppin State University and UMBC give students free food and clothing, no questions asked.

When the state budget gets tight, the Blueprint for Maryland's Future is always the first target, write Ellie Mitchell and Riya Gupta. It's never a good idea, but particularly so now when the multiyea...

A new analysis shows that 27,000 retailers in areas with the highest shares of SNAP participants would be the most likely to bear the brunt of proposed drastic cuts to food assistance.

Unless something changes within the next few days, more than 690,000 Marylanders will suddenly be unable to put enough food on the table starting Nov. 1. Children, seniors, people with disabilities, a...

Everyone should be able to get the health care they need to thrive, and for that to happen, it must be affordable, high quality, and easily accessible for all. Premium tax credit (PTC) enhancements...

Medicaid has served as a critical lifeline for many rural patients and providers, including in Maryland.

On July 1, Senate Republicans passed a reconciliation bill that will worsen hunger and strip health care coverage from millions of families to partially offset trillions in tax cuts for the ultra-weal...

The predominant feature of the tax and spending bill working its way through Congress is a massive tax cut for the richest 1 percent — a $114 billion benefit to the wealthiest people in the country in...

As posted on the website of the Senate Committee on the Budget on June 27, 2025

Late Saturday the Senate voted to proceed to debate on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is the opposite of beautiful: the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now confirms the legislation will cut.....

Cuts to food stamp and Medicaid coverage currently under consideration in Congress would be devastating for Maryland families, writes Meg Kimmel, but the repercussions would be felt in the state's bus...

Maryland was one of 25 states that participated in the Direct File program, that allows for free and fast filing of federal tax forms, write Tonaeya Moore and Lucy Smart, which is why they say talk of...

The poorest fifth of Americans would receive 1 percent of the House reconciliation bill's net tax cuts in 2026 while the richest fifth of Americans would receive two-thirds of the tax cuts. The riches...