A Maryland Senate committee approved tax cuts Thursday that would affect people at all income levels, and the governor’s office signaled that it supported the reductions. The Budget and Taxation Committee voted 11-2 to reduce income tax rates for high
In a session punctuated by partisan skirmishes, Gov. Larry Hogan and the General Assembly’s Democratic leaders have at least one thing on which they generally agree: tax relief. Hogan, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House Speaker Michael
Maryland House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel) and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) have agreed that the state needs to reduce taxes in order to compete for businesses, but they appear divided over whether the state
The Feb. 21 Local Opinions essay “Keep Maryland open for business” promoted the false idea that tax rates alone drive business decisions. When General Electric announced it was moving its headquarters to Massachusetts, Jeffrey Immelt, its chairman and chief executive,
Gov. Larry Hogan offered details Tuesday on a promised package of Maryland tax relief measures, including a decade-long break to lure manufacturers to Baltimore and other areas with high unemployment. The Republican unveiled the outlines of his plan as state
Gov. Larry Hogan has outlined plans for about $480 million in tax cuts over five years. Hogan says the plan calls for tax breaks for new manufacturers who bring jobs to the state, retirees, small businesses and working families. The
Tax cuts plans Gov. Larry Hogan offered Tuesday were so modest and mainstream that the worst a Democratic Party spokesman could say about them was that two copied proposals by Democrats and Hogan didn’t say how he would pay for
ANNAPOLIS — A umbrella group that represents nonprofit organizations in Maryland urged members to unite in an effort to protect against state budget cuts and possibly seek additional taxes for “unmet needs.” The call by Maryland Nonprofits comes days before
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who vaulted to an upset victory in 2014 on a platform that promised tax cuts, is pushing for $400 million in tax and fee relief over the next five years. It may sound big, but even Hogan
In an unusual preview of next year’s budget not due for weeks, Gov. Larry Hogan drew the line for legislators already planning to spend more money than he wants. Hogan said he will spend every dollar the law forces him
