FAQ: Impact of Brazil Tariffs and SNAP Cuts on Maryland
Summary
What products will be affected by the new tariffs on Brazil?
The new tariffs will drive up the price of coffee, beef, fruit, sugar and confectionery products, certain metals, and agriculture, construction and mining machinery imported from Brazil to Maryland.
How much does Maryland import from Brazil annually?
Maryland imports about $1.1 billion each year from Brazil.
What are the potential impacts of the SNAP cuts on Maryland?
The SNAP cuts could lead to a downturn for about 3,800 SNAP state retailers, trigger layoffs, shutter local independent stores, and affect hundreds of thousands of Marylanders’ ability to afford groceries.
Who is most affected by the SNAP cuts in Maryland?
Grocers, food policy researchers, and hundreds of thousands of Marylanders who rely on SNAP for affordable groceries are most affected by the cuts.
What is the significance of Maryland having the highest percentage of Black women lawmakers?
Maryland leads the nation with Black women accounting for 18.6% of the 188-member General Assembly, reflecting record gains in state legislatures and higher representation than the state’s population percentage of Black women.
What is the issue with the Roxbury Correctional Institution’s security fence?
The 41-year-old security fence at the Roxbury Correctional Institution is failing, with recent windstorms nearly blowing down portions of it, posing a security risk over a year after initial failures were noted.
How are counties in Maryland now involved in compensating the wrongfully convicted?
For the first time, a county, Wicomico, may have to pay half of the compensation for a wrongfully convicted man, setting a precedent for county involvement in such compensations.
What unorthodox political move did Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin make?
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin held town halls in Republican districts outside of his own, including in Cambridge, Maryland, and Patchogue, N.Y., as part of a broader strategy to engage in red state areas.
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