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Local taxes for transit projects proposed
ANNAPOLIS – As Gov. Martin O’Malley prepares to introduce a plan to raise taxes on gasoline, some state lawmakers are pushing their own proposals to pay for the massive transit […]
Tax credit evaluation bill returns to General Assembly
An effort to shed more light on a small slice of the billions of dollars in tax breaks that Maryland doles out every year is back, revived by a pair […]
Franchot: Gas tax hike is ‘punch to the gut’
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland‘s tax collector slammed Gov. Martin O’Malley’s plan to raise taxes on gasoline Tuesday, saying it would deal a “crushing blow” to families and businesses limping through the […]
The Eye on Annapolis Podcast
The State of the State address is behind us as we enter the fourth full week of the 2012 legislative session. Lawmakers are already tackling the same-sex marriage issue and […]
State Sen. Raskin seeks to put financial disclosures online
ANNAPOLIS — A Montgomery County senator said he will introduce a bill Monday that would make the financial disclosure forms filed by lawmakers, top state officials and eventually, thousands of […]
Lt. Gov. Brown leading state’s effort to make public-private partnerships common
ANNAPOLIS — As lawmakers prepare to consider tax hikes to pay for transportation projects, Maryland’s lieutenant governor is directing an effort to pump private dollars directly into state roads, bridges […]
Maryland health care exchange could see 360k customers in year two
Some 180,000 people could buy health insurance through a state-run exchange in 2014 and that figure could double the following year, Maryland health officials told a Senate committee Thursday. Gov. […]
O’Malley proposes more taxes for more jobs
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley called for tax hikes Wednesday in his State of the State address, urging lawmakers to weigh those “tough choices, the costs and the trade-offs” against […]
Assembly in no hurry on gas tax
ANNAPOLIS – The governor‘s proposal to extend the sales tax to gasoline will likely linger until the waning days of the General Assembly session, top Democrats said Tuesday. Many legislators […]
O’Malley highlights transportation projects
Gov. Martin O’Malley outlined his transportation funding initiative Monday, and Tuesday he began tying his proposal to specific road, bridge and transit projects around the state. Throughout the day, administration […]
O’Malley supports applying sales tax to gasoline
Gov. Martin O’Malley outlined a proposal on Monday to apply Maryland’s sales tax to gasoline, calling it the “best option” to boost spending on roads, bridges, rail lines and other […]
Senators want security clearance tax credit
ANNAPOLIS — A bipartisan group of state senators called Thursday for $6 million to pay for a new tax credit for Maryland workers seeking federal security clearances. The state’s economy […]
