Day: July 24, 2014

Commentary: Delaney’s infrastructure bill doesn’t hold up to scrutiny

Commentary: Delaney’s infrastructure bill doesn’t hold up to scrutiny

by | Jul 24, 2014 | ,

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.

State Roundup, July 24, 2014

by | Jul 24, 2014 |

While Larry Hogan blames O’Malley-Brown for Beretta move, the Sun editorial board digs up an article from the Nashville Business Journal that outlines all the incentives that Tennessee offered to the gunmaker; BPW approves a natural gas export facility despite residents’ objections in a long meeting that put the governor’s patience, ability to stay awake to the test; BPW also approves BWI expansion for more international flights; opinionmakers are seeing the immigration crisis as a humanitarian one; first Brown-Hogan faceoff set for next month; anti-smoking advocates set sights on tax hike after election victories; Ulman gets the OK to give charities campaign donations from indicted executive; NAACP to hold annual convention in Baltimore; Kittleman hits the airwaves in race for Howard County exec; and Prince George’s extends term limits to three terms.

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