State Budgets

Delegate reviews state budget

2012-03-22 14:49:26

Editor: As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I have been very busy working on the state budget for the last six weeks.�The Minority party members of Appropriations crafted a budget plan that relies on level funding the budget based on last year's...

State budget: Heading in the right direction

2012-03-26 09:19:00

The House of Delegates' rewrite of next year's state budget takes some important steps toward making Maryland's finances sustainable without dipping quite so deeply into taxpayers' pockets as the Senate's plan. It's not perfect, and some details will...

Income tax still up in the air, gas tax dead in the water

2012-04-05 14:09:25

As the final days of the 2012 legislative session wind down, it looks more and more likely that Maryland taxpayers will be forking over more to the state government next year. Who will be paying and how much, however, is still up for debate in the...

Assembly fails to pass tax bill, adopts 'Doomsday' budget

2012-04-09 22:31:00

The Maryland General Assembly's regular 90-day session ended in disarray Monday at midnight as legislators failed to approve an income tax measure to which their leaders had agreed. The lack of action meant that a so-called "doomsday" budget —...

Maryland spending growth tops in the region? Not really.

2011-11-30 09:04:00

Maryland Business for Responsive Government this week slammed the state government for its profligacy based on a new report from the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers showing Maryland has the largest...

O'Malley puts tax increases on the table for 2012 legislature

2011-08-20 13:29:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley signaled that tax increases could be in the cards during next year's legislative session, though he said any state action would depend on congressional budget-cutting decisions this winter. In a speech to local government leaders...

Higher taxes will hurt Maryland jobs

2011-08-26 05:20:00

Your editorial advocating tax increases to fix Annapolis' job-killing spending problem once again misses the mark ("Tax increases should be on the table," Aug. 23). Government's insistence on uncontrolled, unsustainable spending has saddled future...

A tough budget

2012-01-18 13:46:51

Gov. Martin O'Malley today submitted what is likely to be among the most controversial budget proposals in his two terms in office. Faced with a $1 billion gap between projected spending and revenues, and committed to a goal of finding real solutions to...

Vacant city houses get property tax break meant for owner-occupied homes

2011-08-23 00:00:00

Property tax breaks meant to encourage homeownership have been awarded to 465 vacant houses in Baltimore, depriving the city of uncollected revenue in a difficult budget year and calling into question past promises from city officials to crack down on tax...

Living in Maryland is far superior to living in Texas

2011-06-25 06:30:00

Having just moved back to Maryland after 23 years in Dallas, I think I can bring some insight as to Texas' merits vs. Maryland. ("A Texas remedy for what ails Maryland jobs," June 22) First, there is the myth that Texas is cheaper to live in than other...

Drama from former Senator Theatre owner

2010-08-25 10:43:31

From the Maryland Politics blog: Meetings of the city's spending board are generally sleepy bureaucratic pageants, punctuated by the occasional protest from contractors or sopping arrival of officials caught in the rain. But Tom Kiefaber, who ran the...

Carl Verstandig's shopping center empire

2010-12-03 12:40:00

At a time when many real estate companies are having trouble getting loans for expansion, Pikesville-based America's Realty is growing steadily. Headed by chief executive Carl Verstandig, it now controls 164 commercial developments in 13 states —...

Florida Governor Jeb Bush, signs into law the new state budget in Tallahassee, Fla. With Lt. Gov. Frank Brogan at his side.

2013-03-04 16:30:00

Tourists visiting the beach in Pascagoula will soon have a ten-foot wide lit walking path, benches, and landscaping to enjoy, courtesy of the American taxpayer.

2011-01-28 04:08:42

The Internal Revenue Service paid out $112 million in undeserved tax refunds to prisoners who filed fraudulent returns, according to the Treasury Department's Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).

2011-01-24 04:18:23