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The Policy Blog is published by the Maryland Public Policy Institute, "a nonpartisan public policy research and education organization that focuses on state policy issues... The mission of the Maryland Public Policy Institute is to formulate and promote public policies at all levels of government based on principles of free enterprise, limited government, and civil society." More » (Source: About MPPI)
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Mar 16, 2011 - 9:00 AM PDT
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Study: About 6% of state employees make six figures
Maryland Reporter’s third annual report on state salaries found that 5,663 state employees pulled in $100,000 or greater in 2012 — about 6 percent of total state employees. -
What a CON » Policy Blog » The Maryland Public Policy Institute
(Blog Post) Let’s say you want to open a new restaurant in your town. How would you feel if you had to get state approval to open that restaurant? As part of that approval process, you ...Posted by Mary Hartney -
Baltimore Data Day » Policy Blog » The Maryland Public Policy Institute
(Blog Post) Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of Baltimore Data Day. I, for one, had not until I read this brief write-up from Baltimore Brew, even though it has apparently been ...Posted by Mary Hartney -
The Buy-Out
(Blog Post) Thomas A. Firey, Senior Fellow with the Maryland Public Policy Institute, wrote a column for the Herald-Mail yesterday that made so much sense to me I simply had to write a ...Posted by Andrew Hazlett -
Pension Map
(Multimedia) This map of the various counties in Maryland focuses on two key pieces of information: the total amount of money spent on pensions and other post-employment benefits (OPEBs) ...Posted by Mary Hartney -
The Two-Party System
(Blog Post) At a time when American citizens are fighting and dying around the world to promote the spread of democracy, is it right for the state of Maryland to rule that the Green and ...Posted by Andrew Hazlett -
What Got Done
(Blog Post) This week saw the conclusion of the legislative session in MD. We passed 163 new bills, and while I could not easily dig up a comprehensive list of everything our elected ...Posted by Andrew Hazlett -
Liberals and Conservatives United Against Corporate Welfare
In a state like Maryland, the battle lines between liberals and conservatives are usually pretty clearly drawn. But on one issue, it seems that no matter what your political ...Posted by Gin Ferrara -
Clean Cars? Not Any Time Soon
(Blog Post) President Obama visited our state last week to tout his environmental program to boost the usage of cars powered with something other than oil. The President wants to use ...Posted by Mary Hartney -
Just the Facts on Education Spending and Achievement
(Blog Post) Unions descended on Annapolis earlier this week to protest a proposed freeze in education funding as well as modest changes to the state’s pension system. What if the whole ...Posted by Andrew Hazlett
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