Join Maryland comptroller Brooke Lierman, Urban Institute president Sarah Rosen Wartell, and leading experts as we discuss how changemakers can get income-boosting state tax benefits into the hands of all eligible residents. Speakers will share where they see gaps between policy and practice, what has changed in 2025, and which outreach, community engagement, and tax filing supports may be most promising going forward.
This event, hosted by the Urban Institute in collaboration with the Comptroller of Maryland, will serve as a capstone to the Helping Maryland Connect Underserved Residents to Crucial State Tax Credits initiative, a research and policy project aimed at connecting underserved residents to Maryland’s largest income tax credits.
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Event Details:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET
Check-in and lunch at 12:00 p.m. ETKeynote Conversation: Brooke Lierman, Comptroller of Maryland and Sarah Rosen Wartell, President, Urban Institute (moderator)
Speakers:
Aravind Boddupalli, Senior Research Associate, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
Simone Brody, Special Projects Fellow, New Practice Lab, New America
Luisa Godinez-Puig, Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute
Robin McKinney, Cofounder and CEO, CASH Campaign of Maryland