Maryland Center on Economic Policy
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Using research and data to inform conversations about the policy choices facing Marylanders. mdeconomy.org
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Our fellows representing Georgia: Representative Lydia Glaize and Jasmine Bowles of @9to5georgia.bsky.social
Our fellows representing Maryland: Delegate Emily Shetty and Kali Schumitz of @mdeconomy.bsky.social
Our fellows representing Maryland: Delegate Emily Shetty and Kali Schumitz of @mdeconomy.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our fellows representing Georgia: Representative Lydia Glaize and Jasmine Bowles of @9to5georgia.bsky.social
Our fellows representing Maryland: Delegate Emily Shetty and Kali Schumitz of @mdeconomy.bsky.social
Our fellows representing Maryland: Delegate Emily Shetty and Kali Schumitz of @mdeconomy.bsky.social
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The Trump administration's failure to fund SNAP benefits will have devastating impacts on families' budgets and local economies. SNAP supports households getting food on tables, generates 100,000s of jobs, and every dollar returns $1.50 to the local economy.
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SNAP Cuts Are Likely To Harm More Than 27,000 Retailers Nationwide
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.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Trump administration's failure to fund SNAP benefits will have devastating impacts on families' budgets and local economies. SNAP supports households getting food on tables, generates 100,000s of jobs, and every dollar returns $1.50 to the local economy.
www.americanprogress.org/article/snap...
www.americanprogress.org/article/snap...
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For over 680,000 Marylanders, SNAP benefits make the difference between feeding their families and going to bed hungry. They don’t have time for this Administration’s political games: they needed answers last week.
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
For over 680,000 Marylanders, SNAP benefits make the difference between feeding their families and going to bed hungry. They don’t have time for this Administration’s political games: they needed answers last week.
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New data: CBPP analyzed USDA’s contingency fund spending plan & found it is only going to release 2/3 of the funding they committed to in court filings, cutting families’ SNAP benefits far more than necessary, violating USDA’s own regulations & shortchanging millions of families.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New data: CBPP analyzed USDA’s contingency fund spending plan & found it is only going to release 2/3 of the funding they committed to in court filings, cutting families’ SNAP benefits far more than necessary, violating USDA’s own regulations & shortchanging millions of families.
More than 690,000 Marylanders could go without the essential assistance that helps them afford groceries next month if the Trump administration does not act to use available funds. State leaders should step in to ensure kids and families don't go hungry. mdeconomy.org/policymakers...
Policymakers Must Put Feeding Families Ahead of Politics - Maryland Center on Economic Policy
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...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
More than 690,000 Marylanders could go without the essential assistance that helps them afford groceries next month if the Trump administration does not act to use available funds. State leaders should step in to ensure kids and families don't go hungry. mdeconomy.org/policymakers...
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Punchbowl reports “White House officials determined they do not have the authority” to use contingency reserves —billions of $ that Congress provided for use when SNAP funding is inadequate— to fund Nov. SNAP benefits. But, that’s not what USDA’s now-deleted shutdown plan says:
October 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Punchbowl reports “White House officials determined they do not have the authority” to use contingency reserves —billions of $ that Congress provided for use when SNAP funding is inadequate— to fund Nov. SNAP benefits. But, that’s not what USDA’s now-deleted shutdown plan says:
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Maryland will provide state subsidies for many enrollees if enhancements expire. Even so, premium increases will be large, and not all enrollees are eligible for the state support: a typical 60-year-old MD couple making $85,000 will face a $13,700 increase in annual premiums. (2/4)
October 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Maryland will provide state subsidies for many enrollees if enhancements expire. Even so, premium increases will be large, and not all enrollees are eligible for the state support: a typical 60-year-old MD couple making $85,000 will face a $13,700 increase in annual premiums. (2/4)
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Minnesota and Maryland also opened window shopping for 2026 ACA marketplace plans, and people are seeing their premiums spike due to expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old Minnesotan couple making $85,000 will face a $15,500 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)
October 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Minnesota and Maryland also opened window shopping for 2026 ACA marketplace plans, and people are seeing their premiums spike due to expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old Minnesotan couple making $85,000 will face a $15,500 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)
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1/ Starting Nov.1, 24 million people who receive their healthcare insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces will see their premiums DOUBLE because of cuts to ACA subsidies and Medicaid passed by Congressional Republicans.
Young adults will be hit the hardest.
Young adults will be hit the hardest.
Opinion | Republicans Are Making Health Care Unaffordable for Young Americans
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October 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
1/ Starting Nov.1, 24 million people who receive their healthcare insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces will see their premiums DOUBLE because of cuts to ACA subsidies and Medicaid passed by Congressional Republicans.
Young adults will be hit the hardest.
Young adults will be hit the hardest.
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NEW from @centeronbudget.bsky.social: Without Congressional action, premium tax credit enhancements will expire, raising costs for nearly all marketplace enrollees and putting millions of those with the lowest incomes at risk of becoming uninsured when they lose $0 premium plans.
People With Low Incomes May Lose $0 Premium Plans — a Lifeline — Unless Congress Acts | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW from @centeronbudget.bsky.social: Without Congressional action, premium tax credit enhancements will expire, raising costs for nearly all marketplace enrollees and putting millions of those with the lowest incomes at risk of becoming uninsured when they lose $0 premium plans.
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NEW: Despite White House statements implying that #WIC benefits for low-income families would be immediately disrupted if the government partially shuts down this week, the Trump Administration & state officials have several steps they could & should take to keep WIC running.
September 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
NEW: Despite White House statements implying that #WIC benefits for low-income families would be immediately disrupted if the government partially shuts down this week, the Trump Administration & state officials have several steps they could & should take to keep WIC running.
Marylanders will be dealing with the fallout of the federal budget bill for years to com, including thousands of people losing health coverage and struggling to afford food. Read more about the impact this legislation will have on Maryland in our latest blog post. mdeconomy.org/recent-feder...
July 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Marylanders will be dealing with the fallout of the federal budget bill for years to com, including thousands of people losing health coverage and struggling to afford food. Read more about the impact this legislation will have on Maryland in our latest blog post. mdeconomy.org/recent-feder...
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Trump’s tax bill threatens Medicaid coverage for rural Marylanders
Trump’s tax bill threatens Medicaid coverage for rural Marylanders
Medicaid has served as a critical lifeline for many rural patients and providers, including in Maryland.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Trump’s tax bill threatens Medicaid coverage for rural Marylanders
The budget bill Congressional Republicans just passed rips away healthcare and food assistance from families while rewarding the ultra-wealthy. In Maryland, that means an estimated 210,000 will lose health coverage and 57,000 are at risk of losing some or all of their food assistance.
July 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The budget bill Congressional Republicans just passed rips away healthcare and food assistance from families while rewarding the ultra-wealthy. In Maryland, that means an estimated 210,000 will lose health coverage and 57,000 are at risk of losing some or all of their food assistance.
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Congress is poised to pass one of the most destructive economic bills in generations. It will gut Medicaid, slash food aid for families, shutter rural hospitals—just to give tax breaks that will go overwhelmingly to the wealthy. It is a staggering upward redistribution of income. 1/
July 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Congress is poised to pass one of the most destructive economic bills in generations. It will gut Medicaid, slash food aid for families, shutter rural hospitals—just to give tax breaks that will go overwhelmingly to the wealthy. It is a staggering upward redistribution of income. 1/
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More than 5 million people, including 800,000 children and over half a million older adults or adults with disabilities, could lose food assistance due to new work requirements in the Senate reconciliation bill. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
July 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
More than 5 million people, including 800,000 children and over half a million older adults or adults with disabilities, could lose food assistance due to new work requirements in the Senate reconciliation bill. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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Senate Republicans betrayed working people and passed a budget bill that will add $4 TRILLION to the national debt.
With that money, you could write a $12,000 check to every. single. person. in. America. (adults AND kids!)
Instead, all that money is going to millionaires and corporations.
With that money, you could write a $12,000 check to every. single. person. in. America. (adults AND kids!)
Instead, all that money is going to millionaires and corporations.
July 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Senate Republicans betrayed working people and passed a budget bill that will add $4 TRILLION to the national debt.
With that money, you could write a $12,000 check to every. single. person. in. America. (adults AND kids!)
Instead, all that money is going to millionaires and corporations.
With that money, you could write a $12,000 check to every. single. person. in. America. (adults AND kids!)
Instead, all that money is going to millionaires and corporations.
This cruel legislation would take basic health and food supports away from 1000s of Maryland kids, parents, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities - all to further enrich the already wealthy. There's still time to take a different path. Read our full statement: mdeconomy.org/statement-se...
July 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This cruel legislation would take basic health and food supports away from 1000s of Maryland kids, parents, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities - all to further enrich the already wealthy. There's still time to take a different path. Read our full statement: mdeconomy.org/statement-se...
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This agenda directs harm on the very people the President and many Republicans say they are trying to help.
July 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This agenda directs harm on the very people the President and many Republicans say they are trying to help.
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You have rights – and starting TODAY (July 1st), your landlord will be required by the state to inform you of them! New leases will come with an 8pg document, called the 'Tenants Bill of Rights'. This is a huge step forward for making sure tenants know their rights while we fight to expand them!
July 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You have rights – and starting TODAY (July 1st), your landlord will be required by the state to inform you of them! New leases will come with an 8pg document, called the 'Tenants Bill of Rights'. This is a huge step forward for making sure tenants know their rights while we fight to expand them!
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A little something I chipped in at @itep.org ... 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 2026 alone. itep.org/trump-megabi...
Trump Megabill Will Give $114 Billion in Tax Cuts to the Top 1% in 2026. How Much In Your State?
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...
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June 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A little something I chipped in at @itep.org ... 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 2026 alone. itep.org/trump-megabi...
16 million people would lose health coverage and become uninsured under the Republican health agenda the Senate is debating today, including 210,000 people in here Maryland. Policymakers should protect and improve people’s health care, not cut it.
June 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
16 million people would lose health coverage and become uninsured under the Republican health agenda the Senate is debating today, including 210,000 people in here Maryland. Policymakers should protect and improve people’s health care, not cut it.
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New Congressional Budget Office (CBO) numbers confirm what we already knew – the reconciliation bill is getting worse, not better. The Senate bill will cut health care more deeply than the House bill and leave more people uninsured. www.cbo.gov/publication/...
Estimated Budgetary Effects of an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Relative to the Budget Enforcement Baseline for Consideration in the Senate
As posted on the website of the Senate Committee on the Budget on June 27, 2025
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June 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New Congressional Budget Office (CBO) numbers confirm what we already knew – the reconciliation bill is getting worse, not better. The Senate bill will cut health care more deeply than the House bill and leave more people uninsured. www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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An amendment in the Senate Republican bill would cut hundreds of billions more from state #Medicaid funding, putting coverage at risk for millions. More from @gidlukens.bsky.social, including the impacts by state: www.cbpp.org/research/med...
Senate Reconciliation Amendment Would Cut Hundreds of Billions More From State Medicaid Funding, Putting Coverage at Risk for Millions | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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.....
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June 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
An amendment in the Senate Republican bill would cut hundreds of billions more from state #Medicaid funding, putting coverage at risk for millions. More from @gidlukens.bsky.social, including the impacts by state: www.cbpp.org/research/med...
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Prelim CBO estimates confirm that the Senate bill cuts #Medicaid more deeply than the House-passed bill did. www.cbpp.org/charts/senat...
Senate Republican Bill Would Take Health Care and Food Assistance Away From People to Pay for Tax Cuts for Wealthy | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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June 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Prelim CBO estimates confirm that the Senate bill cuts #Medicaid more deeply than the House-passed bill did. www.cbpp.org/charts/senat...