Published on Saturday, March 09, 2002

With employment in Maryland declining, it's time to demand that the federal government quit taxing employment in the state just to limit the federal deficit. Maryland sends about $120 million a year to Washington, DC in the federal unemployment insurance tax, but only gets $65.1 million back. Most other states are in the same situation.

Published on Saturday, January 19, 2002

Maryland's next governor will have a grocery list of problems to address— most importantly will be the budget crisis the state now faces.  New figures from the non-partisan Department of Legislative Services in Annapolis show Maryland is facing a  $1.7 billion budget deficit. The Glendening-Townsend administration has announced $205 million in cuts as a means of addressing revenue shortfalls and increased expenditures in the state budget. That is a good start, but unfortunately it's too late.

Published on Tuesday, January 15, 2002

Despite a significant increase in public school spending over the past decade, Maryland students have not shown significant improvement on standardized tests. What is more, many minority students are leaving school without mastering even the most basic of skills.

Published on Friday, September 07, 2001

MARYLAND'S WORSENING traffic congestion will be a top issue in the next gubernatorial election, as will Gov. Parris N.Glendening's recent initiative for an additional $500 million for transportation over the next six years that has been approved by the legislature.

Published on Tuesday, March 06, 2001

If your child brought home straight Ds and Fs, would you reward him or her with more money? Not likely, but that's what's happening in Maryland public schools.  If per-pupil expenditures are any indicator of student performance, then Maryland public schools have grossly failed to demonstrate this. Maryland, with a per-pupil expenditure of $7,034, exceeds the national average of $6,189 by 12 percent.