The mayor of Baltimore's criticism that mini-markets attract crime is getting pushback.
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Read More »April 26, 2018 Comments Off on Mayor’s criticism of mini-markets gets pushback
The mayor of Baltimore's criticism that mini-markets attract crime is getting pushback.
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Read More »January 26, 2016 Comments Off on Md. paid sick leave proponents call poll ‘fear-mongering’
ANNAPOLIS — A poll released Tuesday showing conditional support for the effort to mandate paid sick days in Maryland is being decried as a scare tactic by supporters of the proposed law. The poll by Annapolis-based Gonzales Research and Marketing ...
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Read More »January 26, 2016 Comments Off on Poll finds conditional support for mandatory paid sick leave
Support for a proposal to require businesses in Maryland to provide paid sick leave to employees drops precipitously when coupled with questions about possible impacts to jobs and benefits, according to a poll conducted by opponents of the effort.
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Read More »July 15, 2015 Comments Off on Drop predicted in back-to-school spending
The National Retail Federation predicted a drop in the next month’s back-to-school spending, which could be a harbinger of things to come for retailers this holiday season. Families expect to spend about 6 percent less on back-to-school shopping this year ...
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Read More »October 3, 2014 Comments Off on With sales tax on Amazon, will shoppers change?
Thanks to the addition of an Amazon distribution center in Baltimore, residents of Maryland now have to pay 6 percent sales tax on products they purchase on Amazon.
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Read More »August 11, 2013 Comments Off on Tax Foundation blasts tax holiday
Shoppers might save 6 cents on every dollar if they purchase certain clothing and shoes during this week’s sales tax holiday in Maryland.
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Read More »September 4, 2012 Comments Off on Despite signed release, appeals court orders trial in suit against BJ’s
Parents cannot sign away their children’s right to recover for injuries they might sustain in a store’s play area, Maryland’s intermediate appellate court has held.
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Read More »March 7, 2012 Comments Off on Small retailers don’t want tobacco tax hike
ANNAPOLIS – Raising tobacco taxes in Maryland may only force smokers across state lines, where neighboring states and Washington, D.C., impose lower levies, a lobbyist for small retailers told a Senate panel Wednesday. Senate Bill 526 would raise taxes on ...
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ANNAPOLIS — When former correctional officer Robert Collins was asked to turn over his Facebook login information to a superior, he was concerned that his rights were being violated. Last year, Collins allowed the superior to look at his account ...
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Read More »December 18, 2011 Comments Off on Maryland lottery ‘believes it is time’ to offer its games online
Multi-million dollar jackpots could be just clicks and keystrokes away if the Maryland State Lottery Agency gets its way. The agency wrote in a report to the General Assembly that it “believes it is time” to offer its games online ...
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