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MD business community rails against proposed 2.5% services tax
As Maryland’s business community rails against a proposed tax on business-to-business services, top Democrats have framed it as just one of several options.
Mayor’s criticism of mini-markets gets pushback
The mayor of Baltimore's criticism that mini-markets attract crime is getting pushback.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
Legislature tackling social media privacy issues
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 […]
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 […]
On the Move, 11/14: Utz named Jemicy School’s director of admission and financial aid
Patricia Utz has been named director of admission and financial aid by the Jemicy School, in Owings Mills. Utz will oversee all admission and financial aid processes for Jemicy’s Lower, […]
