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The Policy Lowdown with the Maryland Center on Economic Policy Maryland Center on Economic Policy
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Welcome to the Policy Lowdown, the podcast from the Maryland Center on
Economic Policy (mdeconomy.org) offering straight talk on the policy choices that matter most to Maryland communities. Hosted by Kevin Slayton.
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Building Community Wealth in Baltimore
A community-led proposal from Baltimore City residents is aimed at ensuring the large nonprofit institutions that call the city home – primarily universities and hospitals – are paying their fair share for the city services they benefit from. The members of the With Us, For Us coalition are working to pass a proposed ballot measure that would create a community wealth-building fund that they hope could be funded by contributions from these large institutions.
Host Kevin Slayton talks with three coalition members to learn more about community wealth-building and why it's a problem that large universities and hospitals are contributing so little (just $6 million per year) to city services.
Guests:
Lewis Gilliam, a hospital employee and member of 1199SEIU
Christa Daring, Executive Director of BRED
Meleny Thomas, Executive Director of the South Baltimore Community Land Trust
Archives and resources: http://mdeconomy.org/policy-lowdown
Social media: Twitter, Instagram, and Threads @mdeconomy | Facebook @mdeconomicpolicy
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A Fair Share for Maryland
Maryland is facing growing budget deficits in the coming years that present a choice: do we cut back on support for our schools, transit service, road construction, environmental protections, and other public services? Or do we raise the revenue we need to continue investing in our communities and building a strong foundation for our economy?
In this episode, Kevin Slayton talks with members of the Maryland Fair Funding Coalition about why the state needs new revenue and discusses the Fair Share Maryland plan, which would provide that revenue while also making Maryland's tax system more equitable.
Guests: Denise Gilmore, legislative director at AFSCME Council 3, and Shamoyia Gardiner executive director of Strong Schools Maryland
Archives and resources: http://mdeconomy.org/policy-lowdown
Social media: Twitter and Instagram @mdeconomy | Facebook @mdeconomicpolicy
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2024 legislative session preview (Part 2)
As Maryland's General Assembly session kicked off last week, Kevin Slayton sat down with Senate President Bill Ferguson to discuss his top priorities for the legislative session and, in particular, what his approach is to balancing the state's budget as state revenues drop below what the state needs to maintain current services.
Resources: http://mdeconomy.org/policy-lowdown
Social media: Twitter and Instagram @mdeconomy | Facebook @mdeconomicpolicy
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2024 Legislative Session Preview
The entire Maryland Center on Economic Policy policy team joins Kevin Slayton to talk about the issues to watch in this year's Maryland General Assembly session and how the decisions made in Annapolis in the next 90 days could shape Marylanders' lives.
Resources: http://mdeconomy.org/policy-lowdown
Social media: Twitter and Instagram @mdeconomy | Facebook @mdeconomicpolicy
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How legal cannabis is changing Maryland communities
Maryland legalized cannabis for recreational use July 1 and the new industry started off with strong sales, bringing in new revenue for state and local priorities. A portion of those funds are dedicated to repairing the harm of the "war on drugs" in Black and Brown and low-income communities.
In this episode, host Kevin Slayton talks with Dayvon Love, director of public policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, and Justin Strekal, a partner with Useful Strategies and national advocate for cannabis reform, about what the changes mean for Maryland communities, particularly communities of color.
Resources: http://mdeconomy.org/policy-lowdown
Join MDCEP's policy summit and 10th anniversary celebration (rescheduled for Dec. 2, 2023) http://mdeconomy.org/events
Social media: Twitter and Instagram @mdeconomy | Facebook @mdeconomicpolicy
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Preventing Evictions in Maryland
Pandemic relief efforts brought unprecedented protections and resources to help keep families in their homes when they were facing a financial challenge. With those federal resources now gone, tenants and advocates across Maryland have been working on permanent policy changes to reduce evictions, strengthen tenants rights, and promote more stable, successful communities.
Maryland Center on Economic Policy Analyst Taneeka Richardson and Matt Hill of the Public Justice Center’s Human Right to Housing project joined host Kevin Slayton discuss the latest policy changes and the work ahead.
Resources: http://mdeconomy.org/policy-lowdown
Join MDCEP's policy summit and 10th anniversary celebration (rescheduled for Dec. 2, 2023) http://mdeconomy.org/events
Social media: Twitter and Instagram @mdeconomy | Facebook @mdeconomicpolicy
Support the podcast: http://mdeconomy.org/donate
Customer Reviews
Please keep doing this!
The local news continues to focus on sensational bad news and violence instead of giving real information that can actually help people make decisions and know how MD is governed. Your show is uncluttered, thorough, and relevant to MD not DC or VA.