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Life as a Progressive Legislator
Pinsky, Paul G. | October 1, 2001 issue

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The author of this article is a am a Maryland state legislator. He serves in what should be the most progressive state government in the U.S. In Maryland, with a Democrat as governor and a hefty majority in both legislative chambers, mainstream Democrats have achieved the sort of statewide political dominance they can only dream about elsewhere in the nation. The state stepped in with additional funds for teacher salaries and expanded the earned-income tax credit for low-wage workers. And lawmakers earmarked cigarette litigation funds for smoking prevention, cancer research and education.

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STATESMEN; INCOME; LEGISLATORS; PUBLIC officers; INCOME tax; MARYLAND; UNITED States
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