In his budget plan for next year, Gov. Wes Moore pledges to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and broaden tax credits for parents and working families. Danielle Gaines, editor-in-chief of Maryland Matters,gives us the highlights. 

Maryland Matters:
Moore introduces $63.1 billion budget, sets focus on expanding state’s economy
Analysis: In budget introduction, Moore takes down Hogan policies

Plus, Vinny DeMarco, president of the Health Care for All! Coalition, lays out how the group will be pushing this session for more insurance coverage for young people and immigrants. Find the coalition's Facebook page here.

Read DeMarco's Baltimore Sun op-eds:
A five-part health agenda for Maryland’s legislature
Here’s how the Inflation Reduction Act will help you 

In his budget plan for next year, Gov. Wes Moore pledges to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and broaden tax credits for parents and working families. Danielle Gaines, editor-in-chief of <a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/">Maryland Matters,</a> gives us the highlights. 
Maryland Matters: <a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/01/20/moore-introduces-63-1-billion-budget-sets-focus-on-expanding-states-economy/">Moore introduces $63.1 billion budget, sets focus on expanding state’s economy</a> <a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/01/21/analysis-in-budget-introduction-moore-takes-down-hogan-policies/">Analysis: In budget introduction, Moore takes down Hogan policies</a>
Plus, Vinny DeMarco, president of the <a href="https://healthcareforall.com/">Health Care for All! Coalition,</a> lays out how the group will be pushing this session for more insurance coverage for young people and immigrants. Find the coalition's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mdhealthcareforall/">Facebook page</a> here.
Read DeMarco's Baltimore Sun op-eds: <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0110-maryland-health-coverage-20230110-el5xuf4ur5gt3jgiflm6gahoxq-story.html">A five-part health agenda for Maryland’s legislature</a> <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0823-ira-states-20220822-oyf52ik425fpjkxhgxmixeqnnm-story.html">Here’s how the Inflation Reduction Act will help you </a>

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