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‘Everything on the table’ as Moore, lawmakers seek budget solutions
2 天之前 · “The serious fiscal challenges … highlight the need for our leaders to take responsible action to fix our tax system and raise the revenue needed to fund the education, health, and public safety programs that make our communities stronger,” said a statement from Fair Share Maryland, a coalition of more than 60 organizations.
Debate on energy and environment obliterated by power line …
5 天之前 · The planet's getting warmer, energy demands are higher and costs are skyrocketing, but policymakers were distracted this year by a fight no one saw coming: a planned power line cutting through central Maryland to power Northern Virginia data centers.
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5 天之前 · A look back at the images of 2024; yeah, you lived through that BY: Maryland Matters Staff - December 31, 2024 The Key Bridge collapsed, Joe Biden became a one-term president and Donald Trump became a two-termer.
Housing advocates aim to build on this year’s wins to push ‘just …
3 天之前 · State housing officials, lawmakers and advocates say they hope to build off of legislative successes from last session to move bills across the finish line in the 2025 General Assembly that didn’t make it last year. Along with talks to increase Maryland’s affordable housing supply and provide ...
Lines drawn in advance of 2025 session, budget debate
2024年12月13日 · Lawmakers and Gov. Wes Moore (D) are staking out budget positions with less than a month before the start of the 2025 legislative session that will likely revolve around an “enormous” budget problem.. A debate over taxes, the economy and business climate, and education will all dovetail into efforts to solve billions in projected deficits over the next five years.
The inconvenient truth about the Blueprint - Maryland Matters
2024年12月16日 · Money woes get the most attention, as Gov. Wes Moore (D) and legislators, in the face of the state’s projected fiscal shortfalls, threaten funding cuts.Moore has already proposed delaying the Blueprint initiative that provides teachers with more time for planning and tutoring.. But equally problematic is the management overload on state and local educators.
The key to Maryland’s growth is not austerity
2024年9月3日 · For Maryland’s economy to grow, we need to address the gaps holding us back – unequal access to housing, child care, transportation, education and health care. Budget austerity, by cutting key areas critical to our growth, will only take us backwards.
Is the 'Blueprint' the path to better schools? School board …
2024年10月30日 · By Marwa Barakat and Colin McNamara. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is a 10-year, $30 billion plan to dramatically improve the state’s public schools by boosting teacher salaries, expanding pre-kindergarten and rewriting the curriculum — and school board candidates say the state’s schools need that improvement.
Poll: Economic pressures drive opinions on state government and …
2024年10月8日 · Bryan Sears covers the governor and General Assembly, state politics and transportation for Maryland Matters. He has covered the Maryland State House for the last two decades at the Baltimore Sun Media Group, Patch.com and most recently, The Daily Record.