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