- July 27, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
The Maryland State House at dusk. Photo from stock.adobe.com.
Every year, the Maryland Free Enterprise Foundation — Maryland Free, and previously known as Maryland Business for Responsive Government — issues a report card grading state lawmakers on a series of votes.
This year is no different — though in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the business group’s criticism of the General Assembly is a little more trenchant than usual. And this year’s report, which was issued late Monday, came with recommended reading for lawmakers who resist following Maryland Free’s priorities.
The group’s 36-page Roll Call began on a gloomy note. The title itself offered a clue: “The compounding effects of legislative policy and pandemic closures on Maryland’s business climate.”
“Our legislators passed dozens of bills known to have negative effects on our business
climate,” Maryland Free wrote. “This was a continuation of a long trend in…
