One wonders how the State of Maryland could be facing a another $400 million deficit this year after raising almost every tax and fee, more than 40 plus tax and fee increases, over the last eight years. This story helps…
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Maryland Unemployment Rate Higher Than National Average More Bad News for Maryland’s Economy Annapolis, Md. – According to numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics earlier this month, Maryland’s unemployment rate rose above the national average for the first…
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Feb 21, 2018 – Legalizing Marijuana Awaits Action In Maryland General Assembly – Sun Apr 20, 2015 – Free State Republicans Have Been Warming To Marijuana Reform – City Jan 23, 2015 – Colorado Gov Says Legalizing Pot Was A…
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Maryland Sine Die 2014 is here, and with only hours left in the 90 day, 2014 General Assembly Session, I would like to offer a brief wrap up of what has happened in your state legislature over the last 89…
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House Republican Budget Annapolis, Md. – Today, House Republicans announced their alternative budget plan in response to the O’Malley/Brown Administration’s FY2015 budget proposal that raises overall spending by more than $2 billion over last year. This represents a cumulative spending…
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Today, Tuesday, March 18th, is “crossover” in the House and Senate when each house takes up the opposite chamber’s bills for consideration. Crossover begins the final three weeks of the General Assembly and for a bill to become law it…
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An article in the Baltimore Sun was a real shocker. Unfortunately it was not surprising that our Governor, who took an oath of office to uphold US and Maryland laws, would be so publicly vocal in his defense of lawbreakers….
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Governor O’Malley just released his 2015 budget. In it he makes many claims. One is that he has cut $9.1 Billion from the budget during his tenure despite the state budget increasing by $9.6 Billion over the same time. Also…
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“Maryland is #1 in education” is a claim frequently made by Maryland elected officials, yet the frequent chest bumps were called into question again when it was discovered that the state had cheated on national reading tests. The Maryland schools…
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A Maryland small business closes and the owner states that the main factor putting the business under after 83 years was the controversial Baltimore City “bottle tax” Oct 15, 2013 – Mayor Defends Bottle Tax, Suspends Grocery Program After Santoni’s…
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