Published on Thursday, December 29, 2011

One thing missing from the supposed benefits from increasing Maryland's alcohol tax in Vincent DeMarco's op-ed was any mention of people with disabilities. That's strange, since the entire campaign to hike the alcohol tax was built around using the new revenue to fund services for people with disabilities and mental health problems.

Published on Wednesday, December 28, 2011

On a recent walk with my husband made possible by my mother visiting for Christmas, we started talking about the impact of nature versus nurture. The subject has long fascinated me from a public policy perspective -- can social engineering permanently alter human nature? -- and more personally as a mother of two children, as in, does our parenting really matter?

Published on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

It's troubling that Maryland authorities have used tracking devices without warrants.

Published on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

As I write, the number of people employed in Maryland hasn't changed since the end of the recession in June 2009.

Published on Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Today, the staff and friends of the Maryland Public Policy Institute mourn the passing of our good friend and ally Ron Smith. Smith, 70, died December 19, 2011 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Published on Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Americans lost one of their few true friends in Washington this fall when economist William Niskanen (pronounced nis-CAN-en) shuffled off this mortal coil at age 78. You probably don’t recognize his name, and that’s unfortunate; he worked hard to get Washington to work for you. Let me tell you about him.  

Published on Monday, December 19, 2011

This interview was conducted by Tom Fedor of the Gazette and features commentary from James T. Brady, a member of our Board of Directors, on how to grow the Maryland economy. The interview is available in written form here and on Gazette.Net and as a video on Gazette.Net only.

Published on Saturday, December 17, 2011

Microsoft holds all the cards in a potential deal to open an innovation center in Southeast D.C. as experts say the tech giant likely won't make its decision based on any perks the city throws its way.

Published on Friday, December 16, 2011

After winning concessions valued at more than $1 billion — nearly twice what was originally offered — Gov. Martin O'Malley gave his blessing Thursday to the proposed sale of Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Group Inc. to Exelon Corp. 

Published on Wednesday, December 14, 2011

One of the most egregious outrages of the financial collapse is that none of those responsible for it on Wall Street has been held accountable in a court of law.