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Maryland Tax Wrap; Montgomery Democrats Split
April 7, 2008
The question of how to raise enough money to pay for government services in Maryland has preoccupied the General Assembly for more than a year. The structural deficit had been an open secret in Annapolis for years, and there were loud calls for Gov. Martin O’Malley to push the issue last year, during the winter […]
Maryland Senators Vote on Millionaires’ Tax
April 3, 2008
The defining issue of Maryland’s 2008 General Assembly session broke almost cleanly along party lines on Thursday. The State Senate voted, 30-17, to repeal the tax on computer services, which would have produced about $200 million in needed revenue, and replace it with a “Millionaires’ Tax” that is expected to produce about $120 million a […]
“Mike Miller: Too Liberal for MOCO”
April 1, 2008
My hat is off to Adam Pagnucco for penning the best bumper sticker of the Maryland political season: “Mike Miller: Too Liberal for MOCO.” Read his analysis of the Maryland tax debate in his post, “In Defense of Taxing Millionaires.” Click on Maryland Politics Watch in the blogroll to the right. — Bernie Hayden
Montgomery County Senators – An Embarrassment of Wealth
March 28, 2008
Some Democratic senators from Montgomery County are apparently in favor of spending cuts for education, health care and the environment. Anything, it seems, to avoid voting for a modest tax surcharge on a handful of constituents with incomes over $1 million a year. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee will have a work session on […]
Montgomery County Senators and The ‘Millionaires Tax’
March 27, 2008
As the days dwindle down in the Maryland General Assembly’s 2008 regular session, the most fascinating question in Maryland politics will be: Which of Montgomery County’s state senators are Democrats, and which ones are really Republicans in disguise? Gov. Martin O’Malley has adjusted his progressive income tax proposal to focus only on millionaires. O’Malley is […]
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