Day: June 2, 2015

Anne Arundel exec pushes tax cut, new spending, but council is wary

Anne Arundel exec pushes tax cut, new spending, but council is wary

To fulfill campaign promises, Steve Schuh, the new Republican Anne Arundel County executive, is proposing a 3% property tax cut, and new spending on schools and infrastructure. But the County Council Chairman Jerry Walker, also a Republican, is concerned about a potential structural deficit and plans to extend the term of county bonds to 30 years so it can pay for more projects.

State Roundup, June 2, 2015

Gov. Hogan offers state workers half-day paid leave for community service; WBFF seeks riot-related government emails, told the cost would be $11,000; schools gear up for keeping kids till age 18; Hogan’s vetoes stump some supporters; Montgomery, Howard prosecutors to review, try each other’s police-involved death cases; O’Malley courts Latino voters; Arundel exec uses social media to push tax cut; and Washington County sheriff buys riot gear.

Hogan punted on hotel sales tax

Hogan punted on hotel sales tax

Out of dozens of tax bills introduced this year, Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed one of the only ones that made it through the legislature — the hotly debated and heavily lobbied online hotel sales tax.

Proponents of the bill, SB190, mainly Maryland brick and mortar hotels, claimed the online companies are charging but not remitting to the state the same tax the hotels charge.

Online travel companies claimed the bill was really a “trojan horse,” an entirely new tax disguised as an effort to even the playing field.

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