Administration officials said that the business services tax as introduced — a 2.5% tax on services that business entities sell to one another — is off the table.
As state leaders have come together behind four nominees to fill vacancies on the Howard Community College board, a bill that would aims to bring more transparency to the board has the support of the county's senators and delegates.
Lawmakers will be back and forth between committee hearings and floor sessions to get bills through — and there’s a chance they could meet on Saturday as well.
Maryland Democrats argue that the anonymous accounts amount to political campaign communications that fall under state regulations — including a requirement that they be attributed to a registered political committee.
Much of the legislative action has been in committees so far, but expect floor sessions to grow longer this week as lawmakers look to pass bills out of their chamber.
With an already-tight budget picture worsening with every action coming out of Washington, Maryland lawmakers are considering a new tax on businesses to keep the government finances in the black.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin paid a visit to Annapolis recently amid concerns about state and federal budget cuts. Some worry about the potential effects on the bay economy.
Lawmakers say they’re in a holding pattern while the new administration and new Congress make decisions about federal funding. It could mean $200 million to $500 million in additional cuts to the state budget.
More than 100 people signed up to weigh in on the governor’s budget during a marathon public hearing, almost all of them pleading with lawmakers not to raise their taxes or cut a government program they rely on.