Day: April 9, 2015

State Roundup, April 9, 2015

Bill to reward state whistle-blowers heads to Gov. Hogan’s desk; legislation would freeze assets of person charged with elder exploitation; Senate considers doubling amount of pot for civil fines; as Maryland considers fracking moratorium, new study links higher radon levels in Pa. homes to the process; transgender people can get new birth certificates; ex-felons could be given voting rights back upon release; Glenn Ivey raises $117,000 in 4th Congressional District race; Mizeur isn’t running for U.S. Senate or House; and Prince George’s Exec Baker’s endorsement of Van Hollen for Mikulski’s Senate seat may bode ill for Donna Edwards.

Battle over online travel tax shifts to governor’s office

Battle over online travel tax shifts to governor’s office

Online travel companies lost their battle to prevent paying more Maryland sales tax on the House floor Wednesday, a fight they had already lost in the Senate.

Having been unable to persuade the lawmakers on the first floor of the State House that this is a new tax on their hotel booking services, they are now taking their case to Gov. Larry Hogan on the second floor.

A spokesman for the governor said he has yet to take a position on the legislation.

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