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Budget and Finance
19 May 2013 Last updated at May 17, 2013
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Speed Cameras: A Scam the Motorist Cannot Win

It's all about the revenue 9 May 2013

So glad we are all better drivers these days. No cell phone calls, no texting, no smoking with the snowflakes ...

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Maryland Legislators Earning Vacations On The Taxpayer’s Dime?

Legislators eligible for hotel rewards points 6 May 2013

Is your Maryland representative enjoying a vacation or planning one that was paid for with hotel rewards ...

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General Assembly approved $15 million in pork for pet projects

$100 million in pork since 2008 1 May 2013

The Maryland General Assembly approved $15 million in bond bills during the 2013 legislative session.  ...

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Federal Internet Sales Tax Augments MD Gas Tax

We Still Pay More 24 April 2013

The U.S. Senate is considering a law taxing Internet sales. If passed, it may alleviate some pain at ...

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Maryland maxing out public credit card

$1.2 billion in new bond debt since 2010 22 April 2013

Since 2010 Governor Martin O’Malley and the General Assembly have put $1.2 billion on the public credit ...

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Maryland taxes rain

$14.8 billion storm water fee 15 April 2013

Give Governor Martin O'Malley credit. Not only can he raise already existing taxes he can find new, ...

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Politico continues to spin the O’Malley Fairy Tale

O'Malley the ideologue 12 April 2013

Martin O’Malley’s One Maryland is a fairy tale, and Politico’s Alexander Burns and Burgess Everett ...

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Maryland General Assembly Session 2013: Assessing the Damage

Taxes up, freedoms lost 9 April 2013

At the stroke of midnight the presiding officers of the Maryland General Assembly declared sine die, ...

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O’Malley’s Fuzzy Budget Math

Spending up 25 percent 4 April 2013

This morning Governor Martin O’Malley tweeted that his administration has restrained spending to 2 ...

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Maryland’s Cigarette Tax: The Negative Implications

Unintended consequences

In late January, Watchdog Wire Maryland brought to our attention that Maryland ranks 13th in the nation ...

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