Day: May 12, 2015

350 bills become law: Rain tax repeal, public campaign financing, higher cap on gov’t tort awards

350 bills become law: Rain tax repeal, public campaign financing, higher cap on gov’t tort awards

by | May 12, 2015 | ,

Gov. Larry Hogan joined with legislators on Tuesday morning to sign 350 bills into law, putting the final seal of approval on several bills MarylandReporter.com has followed throughout this legislative session.

Bills signed by Hogan, Speaker of the House Michael Busch and Senate President Mike Miller include increasing the cap on tort claims against counties and the state, expanding the Maryland False Claims Act protecting whistleblowers and repealing “the rain tax,” the mandatory stormwater remediation fee.

Franchot favors freeze on taxes, opposes major tax cuts

Franchot favors freeze on taxes, opposes major tax cuts

by | May 12, 2015 | ,

Maryland’s chief tax collector, Comptroller Peter Franchot, supports a long-term moratorium on increases on taxes and fees, but he also opposes major tax cuts.

“We should have a multi-year moratorium on taxes and fees,” Franchot told the Arbutus Roundtable Monday as the group of generally conservative Democrats honored him for his fiscal responsibility.

State Roundup, May 12, 2015

by | May 12, 2015 |

Gov. Hogan to sit down and sign hundreds of bills today; ex-felons rally to urge governor to sign bill giving them voting rights more quickly; highway bill would allow 70 mph on some highways; some bills are aimed at improving police-community relationships; one delegate, speaking from experience, advocates for sexual abuse victims; Pocomoke City chicken farm experiments with anaerobic digesters to help save the bay; 19-year-old sworn in as mayor of Indian Head, becoming youngest mayor in Maryland history; U.S. SBA steps in to help Baltimore’s recovery; Baltimore education advocates ask mayor, governor to put more bucks into education; and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend endorses Van Hollen as she decides not to run for U.S. Senate.

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