Policy Group Says Maryland Needs More Federal Energy Assistance Funding

WASHINGTON – Maryland needs more than double the expected amount of federal energy assistance funding to help low-income citizens afford the projected skyrocketing cost of home heating prices this winter, according to a report released Thursday by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

High Prices Force Poor to Pay Energy or Other Bills

WASHINGTON – When Sam Perrin saw his electric bill, he thought he would have to choose between covering his wife’s medical test expenses, paying for the funeral of her sister — or keeping the house heated

All Large Md. Counties Face Affordable Housing Problems

WASHINGTON – When Stuart McNicol put his three-bedroom, Pasadena home on the market four years ago, it sold in 18 hours

Charitable Donations Flee Maryland for Katrina Victims

WASHINGTON – Some Maryland charities have been receiving less money and supplies since Hurricane Katrina, and they are growing concerned that people’s donations will continue to flow south

Rich Maryland Counties See Outsize Rise in Poverty Levels

WASHINGTON – Two of Maryland’s wealthiest counties saw some of the greatest gains last year in the number of impoverished families, according to an analysis of the most recent U

Wynn Calls for State Gas Tax Relief

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