Hogan, business groups favor small business property tax break
By Rebecca Lessner For the MarylandReporter.com Part of Gov. Larry Hogan’s promise to make Maryland “open for business” is a
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Health advocates want state to stop taxing bottled water
Photo of bottled water by caterina clemente with Flickr Creative Commons License By Rebecca Lessner For MarylandReporter.com Health advocates moved
Read moreTravel websites challenge bills trying to get more tax from them
Photo above by kevin dooley with Flickr Creative Commons License By Rebecca Lessner For MarylandReporter.com Online travel sites are challenging
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State of the Union: GOP to block Obama’s massive tax-cut compromise
During his State of the Union address tonight, President Obama will propose a series of massive tax cuts for families,
Read moreSupreme Court to hear case on right of Maryland to tax out-of-state income
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a case involving a Maryland couple who believe their out-of-state income should not be taxed by their state of residence.
Brian and Karen Wynne of Howard County argue the income they earn in several other states through a company Mr. Wynne partially owns should not be taxed by Maryland if they pay the income taxes in those other states.
Maryland has an out-of-state income tax credit that can be used to offset state income taxes. But there is no equivalent credit that can be used to offset county income taxes, so counties can tax the out-of-state income
Still searching for solution to shortfall in transportation funding
Former U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood urged leaders to consider following Virginia’s lead and rethink transportation funding at a panel discussion in Baltimore last week. LaHood proposes a higher federal gas tax to fund nationwide projects, but also suggested that the solution for a broken transportation system could be something like what Virginia did when it moved from a gas tax to a wholesale sales gas tax.
Read moreGambling in Md. Part 1: Low-income players drive lottery sales, big source of state revenues
This is the first part of a four-day series by Capital News Service examining how Maryland uses gambling to raise revenues.
It starts with the state’s 40-year-old lottery, now the fourth largest source of state revenue. This article looks at how lower income ZIP codes contribute a disproportionate share
Read moreCommentary: Delaney’s infrastructure bill doesn’t hold up to scrutiny
UMBC Professor Roy Meyers takes issue with Rep. John Delaney’s proposed “Partnership to Build America Act”–a bill that would allow U.S. corporations to avoid taxes when they repatriate profits that are now booked overseas, if they purchase bonds that would be used to build infrastructure. He’s received plenty of favorable media mentions on this bill, but as a budget and policy expert, Meyers believes those reviews are far too generous. The rhetoric supporting the bill is attractive, but it distracts attention from the bill’s complexities
Read moreMost are impressed with Mizeur in final TV debate for Dems
Here are some reactions to Monday night’s debate between the Democratic candidates for governor of Maryland. They include the impressions of regular voters, bloggers, reporters and a college professor. The debate can be watched online
Read moreMd. legislature ‘would be a lot worse’ for business if not for Senate leaders, Kasemeyer says.
“If it weren’t for the more moderate leadership in the Senate, things would be a lot worse than what they are” in the Maryland General Assembly, Sen. Ed Kasemeyer told Howard County business leaders Wednesday
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