Tax Increase Battle Erupts in Maryland House Over Mounting Deficit Projections – Will Education and Transportation Survive?
Annapolis, Maryland – Democrats in the Maryland House of Delegates have unveiled a significant $1.2 billion tax, toll, and fee increase package aimed at addressing the state’s budget challenges. The proposal, designed to push state senators into negotiations, includes measures such as legalizing and taxing online poker and other internet gambling, a new fee on electric vehicles, increased taxes for corporations, sales taxes on used car trade-ins, a fee on ride-share trips, and higher tolls …