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You'd think that with Maryland's budget problems our legislators in Annapolis would be focused on trying to find ways to close the gap and fix the long-term structural deficit. Or perhaps they would be focusing on other important state issues like crime prevention, improving public education, or modernizing the transportation infrastructure. These issues are indeed being addressed (with some pretty poor solutions, I might add), but some legislators have found time to focus on other pressing concerns, such as putting allergy warning labels on vending machines or banning plastic bags. Yes, these are the things which take up our legislators' time in Annapolis.
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Why Maryland Doesn't Need Universal Preschool
Governor Martin O'Malley's "Maryland's Preschool for All Business Plan," created in December 2009, intends to "outline the direction for implementing the [universal preschool] program during the second decade of the 2000s." The initiative, like many liberal initiatives of its kind, is based on the assumption of a "multiplier effect" -- that universal preschool will better prepare young students for grades K-12 and provide such spillover benefits as reduced grade retention, special education enrollments, teen pregnancy, and criminal arrests, while increasing high school graduation and employment rates.
4/21/2009
Economic Growth and the Maryland Tax Code
The recent surge in government spending is the primary obstacle blocking Maryland's ability to improve its overall economic competitiveness. This growth trend is a troubling sign if it is not reversed through sound fiscal reform. Implementing successful tax reform depends upon reining in the recent acceleration in the growth of government in Maryland.
3/10/2010
Educating children usually ranks behind paying off the teachers union in Maryland for political support.
ECONOMIC & FISCAL POLICY
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Will State Employee Pensions Bankrupt Maryland?
March 30, 2010
Annapolis, Maryland
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