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- Nov 2, 2018 – Colossal Collapse In Gas Prices Expected Heading Into Elections – USA
- Oct 15, 2015 – Maryland Named Second Least Tax Friendly State – BBJ
- Sep 24, 2018 – Maryland Revenue Projections Up Again By $732M – BBJ
- Sep 17, 2018 – Prince Georges County Pension Spiking Is Ripping Off Maryland Taxpayers – Exam
- Sep 12, 2018 – Middle Class income Hit An All Time High of $61,372 Last Year – Post
- Sep 5, 2018 – Baltimore Economic Divas Want Another Convention Center – MP
- Aug 22, 2018 – 52.1% Of Kids Live In Households Getting Government Assistance – CNS
- Jul 31, 2018 – US Workers Get Biggest Pay Increase In Nearly A Decade – WSJ
- Jul 9, 2018 – DC City Council Appears Set To Reverse $15 Minimum Wage – Exam
- Jul 3, 2018 – Tax Cuts Providing Historic Gains For Minorities And Women – Exam
- Jun 22, 2018 – Baltimore Manufacturer “Never Felt As Optimistic” – Sun
- Jun 1, 2018 – Trump Has Cut Federal Payroll by 24,000 Jobs – CNS
- May 21, 2018 – The Great Maryland Pension Fees Gap – MDP
- Apr 26, 2018 – 2018 State Pension Fund Investment Performance Report – MPPI
- Mar 29, 2018 – US Jobless Claims Lowest Since 1973 – Blm
- Mar 27, 2018 – Maryland Businesses Upbeat About Economy, Plan To Hire More – BBJ
- Feb 25, 2018 – Victims Of A $15 Minimum Wage Are Small Business Employees – MR
- Feb 26, 2018 – Maryland Keeps Top Credit Rating – WBAL
- Feb 12, 2018 – Trump Wants To Overhaul America’s Safety Net – Post
- Feb 12, 2018 – Trump Administration Wants To Sell National And Dulles Airports – Post
- Feb 12, 2018 – Trump’s Plan To Rebuild US Roads Relies On Local Dollars – Sun
- Feb 5, 2018 – General Assembly Considers Bill To Raise Minimum Wage – BBJ
- Feb 2, 2018 – 200,000 More Jobs, Largest Wage Increase Since Recession – Blbg
- Jan 31, 2018 – The True State Of The State By The Numbers – Cap
- Jan 12, 2018 – 90% Of Employees Likely To See More Money In Paycheck – CBS
- Jan 12, 2018 – Kentucky Is First State To Require Work For Medicaid – CNN
2017
- Dec 26, 2017 – 450000 People Fled Three Democrat States In 2017 – DC
- Dec 20, 2017 – Governor Wants To Correct Automatic Maryland Tax Increases From Fed Cuts – Sun
- Dec 7, 2017 – Census Bureau: Five Richest Counties Are DC Suburbs – CNS
- Nov 13, 2017 – Push For Higher Minimum Wage After Success In Montgomery County – Beth
- Nov 11, 2017 – Governor Ends Admission Fees For Veterans To State Parks – Times
- Nov 9, 2017 – Gov Hogan Proposes End To Income Tax On Military Pensions – Sun
- Oct 27, 2017 – Top 20% Of US Taxpayers Pay 95% Of Total Taxes – Exam
- Oct 13, 2017 – Consumer Sentiment In US Unexpectedly Surges To 13 Year High – Blbg
- Sep 15, 2017 – Maryland Sees Second Highest Jobs Gains In 7 Years – Sun
- Sep 15, 2017 – Maryland Unemployment Rate Falls To Lowest Level Since 2008 – BixJ
- Sep 14, 2017 – Leggett Proposes Slower Implementation of $15 Minimum Wage – Beth
- Sep 11, 2017 – Hogan Offers $500 Million To Fix Metro – Beth
- Sep 6, 2017 – Maryland Board Approves $61M In Cuts To State Budget – Post
- Sep 6, 2017 – Public Employee Retirement Surge From Fears Of Pension Collapse – ZH
- Aug 31, 2017 – Hogan Proposes $68M In Cuts To This Years Budget – Sun
- Aug 31, 2017 – Governor Seeks $67M In Cuts To Current Maryland Budget – Post
- Jun 8, 2017 – Maryland Makes Gains In Finding Jobs For Veterans – DR
- Mar 24, 2017 – Mayor Vetoes $15 Baltimore City Minimum Wage – Sun
- Mar 16, 2017 – Baltimore City To Commit Suicide With $15 Minimum Wage – BBJ
- Mar 13, 2017 – Maryland Adds 6,700 Jobs, Unemployment Holds At 4.2%
- Mar 10, 2017 – GOP Fights In-State Tuition For Non-Resident Volunteers – Rptr
- Mar 9, 2017 – Maryland Has A Budget Problem, But No One Can Agree Why – Del
- Mar 7, 2017 – Metro Likely To Raise Fares To Bridge Projected $290M Gap – Times
- Jan 24, 2017 – Legislature’s Fiscal Chief Presses For Spending Reform -Rptr
2016
- Sep 22, 2016 – Maryland Cuts Revenue Projections $800 Million – Sun
- Sep 22, 2016 – Maryland Power Companies Ask To Raise Rates – CNS
- Sep 21, 2016 – Maryland Revenue Falls $1B Below Projections – Rec
- Sep 16, 2016 – Recommended Repeal Of Burdensome Business Regulations – BizJ
- Aug 16, 2016 – Desperate Pension Funds Mull Buyouts – TAI
- Aug 8, 2016 – Who Really Cut The $6.1 Million For Aging Schools? RMD
- Mar 28, 2016 – Maryland House, Senate Negotiators Strike Budget Deal – Sun
- Jan 21, 2016 – Gov Hogan’s Budget Sets Up Debate On How To Spend Surplus – Sun
- Jan 21, 2016 – Assembly Democrats Likely To Fight Over Tax Cut Specifics – Sun
2015
- Dec 17, 2015 – Virginia’s Tax Shot Across Maryland’s Bow – Sun
- Nov 8, 2015 – Maryland’s Chronic Structural Deficits Recur in Two Years – Rptr
- Sep 15, 2015 – Governor Hogan To Cut Or Eliminate 100 State Fees – Blog
- Sep 11, 2015 – Report Finds 87% Of Illegal Immigrant Families On Welfare – Exam
- Sep 9, 2015 – Legislative Advisory Panel Considers Business Taxes – Sun
- Sep 8, 2015 – Maryland Details 2% Agency Budget Cuts – Post
- Sep 7, 2015 – How Disney Replaced Americans With Cheap Foreign Workers – Bre
- Sep 5, 2015 – Hogan Outlines Details For Across-The-Board Agency Cuts – Sun
- Sep 4, 2015 – Taxpayers Fleeing Democrat-Run States for Republican Ones – ATR
- Sep 3, 2015 – Fiscal Year Ends Strong With $295M Maryland Budget Surplus – Rec
- Aug 16, 2015 – Councilman Young Proposes Sale Of City-Owned Hilton Hotel – Sun
- Jul 27, 2015 – Maryland To Have A Tax Amnesty This Fall – Sun
- Jul 19, 2015 – Governor Hogan Shifts Money To Roads From Transit – Sun
- Jul 16, 2015 – Cities Pension Fund Shortfall Set To Grow – Blmbg
- Jul 8, 2015 – Governor Larry Hogan Appeals Obama Denial Of Disaster Aid – Sun
- Jul 8, 2015 – Maryland Maintains AAA Bond Rating – SoMD
- Jul 6, 2015 – Audit Faults Maryland Child Support Collection – Rptr
- Jul 3, 2015 – Legislator Expenses During 2015 General Assembly – Cap
April, May & June 2015
- Jun 30, 2015 – Maryland Welfare Fraud Finally Being Reduced – Rptr
- Jun 11, 2015 – The Gas Tax Is The Next Big Fight – MDPol
- May 18, 2015 – Supreme Court Rules Maryland Has Double Taxed Some Income – Sun
- May 7, 2015 – Maryland Cuts Toll Rates At Chesapeake Bay Bridge, ICC – Biz
- Apr 21, 2015 – Maryland State Debt Rises – MPPI
- Apr 15, 2015 – Governor Hogan Again Slams Speaker Busch Over Budget – Sun
- Apr 10, 2015 – Maryland House And Senate Resolve Differences On Budget – Post
- Apr 9, 2015 – Gov Hogan Takes A Stand On Protecting Maryland Pension Fund – Post
- Apr 10, 2015 – Maryland Prepares For $200M Hit From Supreme Court Case – Post
- Apr 8, 2015 – Maryland Officials Ignore A $20 Billion Pension Problem – Post
- Apr 8, 2015 – Baltimore City Owned Hilton Hotel Lost $5.6M Last Year – Sun
- Apr 7, 2015 – Baltimore Collects $1 Million In Unpaid Water Bills – Sun
January, February & March 2015
- Mar 31. 2015 – Bills To Improve Business Climate Pass The Senate – Rptr
- Mar 27, 2015 – Maryland Adds 6100 Jobs In February – Sun
- Mar 27, 2015 – Senate Panel Rejects Gas Tax Cut, Other Hogan Proposals – Cap
- Mar 22, 2015 – Maryland’s Pensions Are A Mighty Mess – Post
- Mar 18, 2015 – Baltimore City Officials Spend $100,000 On Trips – Cap
- Mar 6, 2015 – House Panel Kills Hogan’s Rain Tax Repeal – Sun
- Mar 1, 2015 – Reneging On A Pension Promise Again – Rptr
- Feb 27, 2015 – Lawmakers Weigh Pension Shift To Free Up Funds – Sun
- Feb 27, 2015 – Senate Pres Miller Cites Hitler In Explaining Hogan Tax Claims – Post
- Feb 25, 2015 – Major Cuts In Pension Funding Proposed – Rptr
- Feb 16, 2015 – Retirement Obligations Pose Threat To Hogans Fiscal Plans – Rptr
- Jan 22, 2014 – Governor Hogan Presents the Maryland FY 2016 Budget – Blog
October, November & December 2014
- Dec 28, 2014 – Maryland Gas Tax Increases 3 Cents On Jan 1st – Cap
- Dec 25, 2014 – Deficit Raises Budget Stakes For Hogan – Cap
- Dec 15, 2014 – Maryland’s Budget Shortfall Grows To $1.2 Billion – Sun
- Dec 5, 2014 – Maryland State Agencies Asked To Stop The Bleeding – Rec
- Nov 29, 2014 – It Is Time To Free The Taxpayers From Subsidizing TV Shows – Cap
- Nov 13, 2014 – O’Malley Leaves Maryland $900M In The Hole – Red
- Oct 13, 2014 – Manufacturing Growth Hurt By Marylands Poor Business Climate – Rec
- Oct 12, 2014 – Project Labor Agreements Hurt Workers And Increase Costs – CtrMD
- Oct 12, 2014 – Bectel To Move Another 1000 Jobs Across The River – Fred
- Oct 11, 2014 – Maryland Procurement Confusion Costs Taxpayers $300k – Rec
September 2014
- Sep 25, 2014 – Comptroller Blames Politics For The Poor Maryland Economy – Biz
- Sep 24, 2014 – Maryland Officials Lower Revenue Projections By $405M – Post
- Sep 16, 2014 – Another $30M For Failed Silver Spring Transit Center – Post
- Sep 12, 2014 – Feedback On Maryland Business Climate Not Flattering – Biz
- Sep 12 2014 – Maryland Had Record 9,000 Job Lost In July – Cntr
- Sep 11, 2014 – Maryland Foreclosures Increase 17% Still 3rd Highest In US – Biz
- Sep 3, 2014 – MD Business Industry Association Forms To Improve Bus Climate – Rec
June, July & August 2014
- Aug 19, 2014 – Maryland Sees One Of Nation’s Largest Job Declines – Sun
- Aug 14, 2014 – Pension Official: Reforms Will Bolster Retirement System – Rec
- Jul 6, 2014 – Election Politics Trumped Budget Realities – Rptr
- Jun 15, 2015 – A Bumpy Year For Marylands Economy – Sun
- Jun 12, 2014 – Editorial: Maryland’s Stagnant Economy – Sun
- Jun 11, 2014 – Maryland’s Economy Had No Growth In 2013, 49th In US – Biz
- Jun 11, 2014 – Balt City Government Owned Hilton Hotel Lost $2.9M In 2013 – Sun
May 2014
- May 27, 2014 – Sup Ct Agrees To Hear Groundbreaking Maryland Tax Case – Post
- May 22, 2014 – Atty Gen Says Budget Bill Includes Unconstitutional Parts – Rptr
- May 21, 2014 – Prince Georges County Overspends Budget By $62.5M – Post
- May 20, 2014 – Atty General Gansler Alleges $1.5B In State Government Waste – Sun
- May 16, 2014 – Maryland’s Chief Tax Collector Warns Of Dire Drop In Revenue – Biz
- May 16, 2014 – Labor Dept Says Maryland Added 9,300 Jobs In April – Sun
April 2014
- Apr 24, 2014 – Next Governor Will Inherit $400 Million Structural Deficit – Red
- Apr 18, 2014 – Maryland Employers Add 2,300 Jobs In March – Sun
- Apr 2, 2014 – Senate Comm Approves Min Wage Increase But Extends Date – Post
- Apr 2, 2014 – Agreement Reached On Raising The Maryland Minimum Wage – Sun
March 2014
- Mar 28, 2014 – With 1 Week Left Gov Still Scrambling To Raise Min Wage – Post
- Mar 25, 2014 – House Republicans Propose Limiting MD Budget Growth To 1% – Rptr
- Mar 20, 2014 – Conservation Groups & Counties Fighting Cap On Open Space – Rptr
- Mar 20, 2014 – Maryland Senate Approves Cut In Estate Taxes – Sun
- Mar 17, 2014 – Maryland Lost 9,800 Jobs In Jan, Growth Revised Downward – Sun
- Mar 13, 2014 – Senate Rejects Republican Cuts To $39B Budget – Rptr
- Mar 10, 2014 – Maryland Has Another Budget Setback – Sun
- Mar 7, 2014 – Senate Triple Downs On Governor’s Theft Of Pension Money – Exam
- Mar 6, 2014 – Revenue Shortfall Of $238M Blows Hole In Governor’s Budget – Post
- Mar 5, 2014 – Cost Of New PG & MontCo Purple Line Increases $220M – Post
- Mar 3, 2014 – More Bad Maryland Budget News Looming – Rec
- Mar 3, 2014 – A Stripped Down O’Malley Min Wage Bill Advances In The House – Post
- Mar 1, 2014 – Local Governments Confront Questionable Workers Comp Claims – Sun
February 2014
- Feb 25, 2014 – Baltimore City To Repay $4M In Misspent Housing Funds – Brew
- Feb 20, 2014 – “House Of Cards” Threatens To Leave If MD Doesn’t Pony Up – Post
- Feb 16, 2014 – Baltimore Named One Of The Highest Taxed Cities In The US – USA
- Feb 11, 2014 – Maryland Minimum Wage Increase To Eliminate 11,500 Jobs – Rec
- Feb 11, 2014 – Governor Urges Legislature To Raise Minimum Wage To $10.10 – Post
- Feb 4, 2014 – Maryland Taxes And The Disappearing Dollar Video – Rep Caucus
- Feb 2, 2014 – Treasurer Opposes Using Pension Money To Balance Budget – Rptr
January 2014
- Jan 30, 2014 – Maryland Estate Tax Relief Seems On Track In Annapolis – Sun
- Jan 31, 2014 – MD Pension Wall Street Fees $274M For Sub Par Returns – MDPol
- Jan 31 , 2014 – Tax Talk Time In Maryland – Fred
- Jan 24, 2014 – Election Year Dems Decide It Is Time To Help The Economy – Sun
- Jan 17, 2014 – Maryland Using Pension Money To Balance The Budget – Blog
- Jan 16, 2014 – Senate Pres Says $10.10 Min Wage Unlikely To Pass – Sun
- Jan 14, 2014 – Governor Unveils 2015 Budget, 3 Percent Tuition Hike – Sun
- Jan 11, 2014 – MD Min Wage Increase Would Affect Workers, Business Owners – Sun
- Jan 9, 2014 – The Structural Deficit, Staying Focused In 2014 – CntrMD
- Jan 6, 2014 – 1600 Apply For 36 Jobs At Maryland Ice Cream Factory – Bbart
December 2013
- Dec 18, 2013 – Maryland Facing Increasing Budget Deficit Of $580M In 2014 – Sun
- Dec 18, 2013 – Committee Approves 4% Maryland Budget Hike For Next Year – Rptr
- Dec 5, 2013 – Rise In Minimum Wage Is Devastating For Small Business – Herald
- Dec 2, 2013 – Walk Out For A Higher Min Wage Is Recipe For Unemployment – IB
November 2013
- Nov 27, 2013 – Local Minimum Wage Bills Might Hurt Statewide Effort – Post
- Nov 20, 2013 – Maryland Senate Leaders Forecast Some Business Tax Relief – Rptr
- Nov 17, 2013 – Maryland A Leader In Manufacturing Job Loss – Sun
- Nov 14, 2013 – Budget Analysts Oppose O’Malley Push For More State Debt – Rptr
- Nov 10, 2013 – O’Malley’s Folly Balt Owned Hilton Has Lost $50M So Far – Rptr
- Nov 9, 2013 – Special Interests Line Up To Keep Maryland Taxes High – Sun
- Nov 8, 2013 – Baltimore City Council Challenges Mayors Pension Changes – Sun
October 2013
- Oct 30, 2013 – Maryland Pension Shortfall Climbs 72% In Five Years – MDPolicy
- Oct 30, 2013 – $50B In Unfunded State And Local Retirement Benefits – Rptr
- Oct 23, 2013 – A Wary Welcome To The New Amazon Distribution Center – Sun
- Oct 17, 2013 – Structural Deficit In MD Budget Comes Back Like Skin Rash – Rptr
- Oct 9, 2013 – MD Ranks 41st On List Of State Tax Climates For Businesses – Sun
- Oct 9, 2013 – DC Area Lawmakers Unite To Raise Minimum Wage – Times
September 2013
- Sep 25, 2013 – O’Malley Pushing To Increase Maryland Debt – Rptr
- Sep 22, 2013 – Maryland Job Recovery Still Has Far To Go – DRec
- Sep 17, 2013 – Maryland Lowers Revenue Estimates Again – BizJour
- Sep 5, 2013 – Senate Pres Joins Other Dems In Pandering For Higher Min Wage – Sun
- Sept 4, 2013 – Maryland CEOS Want To See State Taxes & Spending Reform – Rptr
August 2013
- Aug 30, 2013 – Dems About To Raise Unemployment By Raising The Min Wage – Sun
- Aug 30, 2013 – New Book On How High Taxes Have Made Thousands Flee MD – Gaz
- Aug 27, 2013 – Moody’s Upgrades Its Outlook For Maryland & Many States – Post
- Aug 21, 2013 – Later School Start Until After Labor Day Gains Support – Sun
- Aug 21, 2013 – Maryland A Net Loser As Taxpayers Migrate – MD Rptr
- Aug 16, 2013 – Post-Labor Day School Start Pushed As Economic Benefit – Sun
- Aug 16, 2013 – Clear Channel Sues Baltimore City Over New Billboard Tax – Sun
- Aug 12, 2013 – Maryland Has Lost $Millions In Failure To Collect On Bail Bonds – Sun
- Aug 11, 2013 – Maryland State Borrowing Approaches State Debt Limit – Rptr
- Aug 11, 2013 – State Tax Free Holiday On Clothes & Shoes Until Sat Aug 17 – WJLA
- Aug 7 2013 – With $107m Public Financing, Controversial Harbor Pt Approved – Sun
- Aug 6, 2013 – Editorial In Defense Of Balt City Benefit Audit That Dropped 1600 – Sun
- Aug 1, 2013 – 1600 Dropped From Baltimore City Health Care Coverage – Sun
July 2013
- Jul 29, 2013 – After State Cram Down Of State Pensions, Counties Get Rep – MACO
- Jul 26, 2013 – Questions Raised About $240,000 State Loan To Greene Turtle – Sun
- Jul 25, 2013 – Departing Balt City Supt Alonso Paid $150,000 For Unused Leave – Sun
- Jul 22, 2013 – Are Tax Cuts In Maryland’s Future? Politicians Say Yes – Sun
- Jul 22, 2013 – Federal Government Struggles To Unload Surplus Property – Sun
- Jul 15, 2013 – Balt City Switches New Employees Away From Pensions – Sun
- Jul 15, 2013 – State Keeps “AAA” Bond Rating, Pension Debt Warnings – MD Rptr
- Jul 12, 2013 – Surprising Facts About Maryland’s New Gas Tax – MD Policy
- Jul 9, 2013 – Balt County Businesses Question The “Rain Tax” Calculation – Balt Sun
- Jul 8, 2013 – MD’s $25M Gamble On Film Tax Credits Questioned – Wash Times
- Jul 4, 2013 – Let’s Declare Our Independence From The IRS – Balt Sun
- Jul 2, 2013 – Moody’s Ratings Appropriately Cautious About MD Pensions – Post
- Jul 1, 2013 – Pension Fund Study: High Fees Don’t Mean High Returns – MD Policy
- Jul 1, 2013 – It’s Here, New Gas Tax Starts Today In Maryland – Fred News
June 2013
- Jun 28, 2013 – DC Cuts Sales Tax Now Lower Than MD – Biz Jour
- Jun 27, 2013 – Carroll County Says “NO” To The Rain Tax – Balt Sun
- Jun 27, 2013 – Most Bridge & Highway Tolls Are Going Up Next Week – Wash Post
- Jun 27, 2013 – Another Failed Govt Venture Mayor Cancels “Superblock” – Balt Brew
- Jun 26, 2013 – Another Failing Govt Enterprise – Hilton Loses $11.2M – Balt Sun
- Jun 19, 2013 – With New Taxes, MD Gas Prices Rise As VA Prices Drop – Wash Post
- Jun 19, 2013 – State Pension Board Lowers Investment Targets – MD Rptr
- Jun 16, 2013 – “Rain Tax” May Take Away Economic Advantage – Dagger
- Jun 14, 2013 – State Owned Cambridge Hyatt Faces Default, Failure – Balt Sun
- Jun 12, 2013 – Baltimore City Has Fee Fever And Needs To Be Stopped – Balt Sun
- Jun 11, 2013 – Another Failing State Enterprise The Hyatt In Cambridge – Balt Sun
- Jun 11, 2013 – Gov Martin O’Malley Rings Up $9.5B In New Taxes – Wash Exam
- Jun 9, 2013 – For Retirees, A $Million Isn’t What It Use To Be – NY Times
May 2013
- May 31, 2013 – Combined Reporting Of Corp Inc Taxes Is Not a Panacea – Balt Sun
- May 29, 2013 – “Rain Tax” Varies Greatly Between Counties – MD Rptr
- May 21, 2013 – Balt City Council Considering Mayor’s Pension Changes – Balt Sun
- May 20, 2013 – BPW To Consider Next Week The Move Of DHCD – Biz Jour
- May 20, 2013 – Comptroller: Assembly Needs To Spend Less & Save More – Star Dem
- May 15, 2013 – State Buying Historic Annapolis Post Office For Office Space – Balt Sun
- May 13, 2013 – Public Service? 5,663 State Employees Make $100,000+ – MD Rptr
- May 9, 2013 – Businesses Say MD Needs To Be More Competitive On Taxes – MD Rptr
- May 8, 2013 – GBC Seeks Input To Make MD More Competitive In Business – Biz Jour
- May 8, 2013 – 40 O’Malley Tax Hikes Take $20B From Marylanders – Chg MD
- May 8, 2013 – Same Sex Domestic Partners To Lose State Benefits – Daily Rec
- May 6, 2013 – Maryland’s “Rain Tax” Rebellion – Fred News
- May 6, 2013 – Employers Face Deadline For New Worker Eligibility Form – Balt Sun
- May 5, 2013 – Time To Reconsider Idea Of Unionized Govt Employees – Wash Exam
- May 5, 2013 – MD Obamaphones Up 40x Since 2008, 230k Taken For Fraud – Sun
April 2013
- Apr 29, 2013 – Maryland’s Unresolved Transportation Deficit – Balt Sun
- Apr 25, 2013 – Leadership In Legislature Talk Of Changes To Rain Tax – MD Rptr
- Apr 23, 2013 – Est Cost Of Food Stamp Fraud Doubles In Three Years – CNS
- Apr 22, 2013 – Change In MD Wealth Calculation Benefits PG $12.5m – Wash Exam
- Apr 21, 2013 – “Do As I Say”, Government Bldgs Won’t Pay Rain Tax – Wash Exam
- Apr 16, 2013 – Pension Advisors Fires Back At Senate’s $100M Theft – MD Rptr
- Apr 2, 2013 – N Carolina Considers Food Stamp Background Check – Wash Times
March 2013
- Mar 30, 2013 – Household Income Tumbles During Obama Recovery – HumanEvents
- Mar 26, 2013 – Marylanders Face $2.3B In New Taxes Under O’Malley – Wash Exam
- Mar 15, 2003 – Maryand House Passes $37 Billion Budget – Wash Post
- Mar 15, 2013 – How Young People Are Getting Poorer – Wash Post
- Mar 14, 2013 – Senate Cuts State Pension Payment By $100 Million – MD Rprtr
- Mar 10, 2013 – Public Employee Unions’ Unfair Bargaining Advantage – Wash Post
- Mar 7, 2013 – Proposed Legislation Would FORBID Local Spending Cuts – Wash Post
- Mar 7, 2013 – GOP Delegates Offer Annual Budget Alternative – MD Rptr
- Mar 6, 2013 – House Subcommittees Begin Cutting O’Malley Budget – MD Rprtr
- Mar 1, 2013 – Baltimore City Must Pay $1 Million To Cover Hilton Debt – Balt Sun
- Mar 1, 2013 – US Incomes Had Biggest 1 Month Drop In 20 Years – CNN Money
February 2013
- Feb 20, 2013 – In Gauging Maryland Competitiveness, Stick To The Facts – Balt Sun
- Feb 18, 2013 – Maryland’s Cloudy Credit Horizon – Balt Sun
- Feb 13, 2013 – State Treasurer Says State Faces Moody’s Downgrade – MD Reporter
- Feb 12, 2013 – MEDCO Chair Warns Of Debt Effect On Small Business – Center MD
- Feb 12, 2013 – Deliberate Underfunding Of Pensions Needs To Stop – Balt Sun
- Feb 12, 2013 – In Typical Govt Fashion, 40% Of Obamaphone Users Ineligible – WSJ
- Feb 12, 2013 – Tax Weary General Assembly Leery Of Gas Tax Hike – MD Reporter
- Feb 10, 2013 – Baltimore’s Road To Financial Victory – Balt Sun
- Feb 8, 2013 – Governor’s Budget Allows Big Cuts To Drug Treatment – MD Reporter
- Feb 6, 2013 – Senate Questions High Level Of Transit Spending – MD Reporter
- Feb 6, 2013 – Police Union Sues Balt County To Stop Pension Loans- Balt Sun
- Feb 6, 2013 – Balt City Report Says City Headed Toward Ruin – Balt Sun
- Feb 5, 2013 – Baltimore City Headed Toward Financial Ruin – Daily Record
- Feb 3, 2013 – Rising Maryland Debt May Raise Property Taxes – Examiner
January 2013
- Jan 31, 2013 – MD Corporate Tax Rate Cut Proposed To Create Jobs – MD Reporter
- Jan 29, 2013 – State Highway Admin EZ Pass Practices Are Predatory – Balt Sun
- Jan 29, 2013 – Republican Legislators Call For Pension Reform – Balt Sun
- Jan 28, 2013 – Republican Leader Calls For Delay In Purple & Red Lines – Biz Journal
- Jan 23, 2013 – Senate President Proposes New Gasoline Taxes – Wash Post
- Jan 23, 2013 – Pension System Pays $229 Million To Wall Street – MD Public Policy
- Jan 23, 2013 – State Pension System Pays Too Much To Advisors – MD Reporter
- Jan 15, 2013 – Moodys Advises Maryland Not To Raise Gas Tax – MD Reporter
- Jan 9, 2013 – Gas Tax Hits The Poor The Hardest – Fred News
2012
- Dec 15, 2012 – MD Pension Shortfall: It’s Worst Than You Think – Balt Sun
- Dec 13 2012 – MD Officials Call For Hike In The Gas Tax – Wash Examiner
- Dec 13 2012 – 4% Growth Approved For Maryland State Budget – MD Reporter
- Dec 4, 2012 – Maryland Faces A Debt Bomb – MD Public Policy
- Nov 19, 2012 – MD Created Its Own Transportation Cliff – Wash Examiner
- Nov 13, 2012 – MD Running Out Of Transportation Money – Wash Examiner
- Oct 4, 2012 – Maryland’s Other Pension Problem – DC Examiner
- Sept 30, 2012 – Gov Requests $750 million In New Debt Spending – MD Reporter
- Aug 30, 2012 – US Debt on Track to hit $16 tillion THIS WEEK – CNS News
- July 12, 2012 – Obama Guts Welfare Reform – The Foundry
- Mar 13, 2012 – House GOP Unveils Budget With No Fee, Tax Increases – WBAL News
- March 13, 2012 – House Republicans Urge Less Spending – Maryland House GOP