Maryland Politics Archive: Maryland State Budget
Maryland may need 56-percent property tax hike to cover state debt, report says
Maryland lawmakers will either have to raise property taxes by 56 percent over the next five years, or take away $1.1 billion from classrooms, police, and other core state services to cover record state borrowing, budget analysts said Friday. The...
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Aaron C. Davis
| January 28, 2011; 7:17 PM ET |
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O'Malley budget hits hospitals, pensions, and calls for more borrowing
The state budget that Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) will propose Friday calls for closing the bulk of an estimated $1.6 billion shortfall by continuing to borrow heavily from an array of funds designed for environmental, transportation and other special projects,...
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Aaron C. Davis
| January 21, 2011; 8:20 AM ET |
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Md. Senate president calls alcohol tax hike 'insanity'
"Insanity personified."That's how Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) summed up his thoughts Wednesday morning on a proposal for a "dime-a-drink" increase in state alcohol taxes.
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John Wagner
| January 12, 2011; 11:39 AM ET |
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Nearly 1,400 state workers apply for Md. buyout
Nearly 1,400 Maryland state employees have applied for a voluntary buyout program, according to Gov. Martin O'Malley's office.
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John Wagner
| January 10, 2011; 11:29 AM ET |
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O'Malley budget secretary bristles at Prince George's education aid request
A request from Prince George's County's for $139 million more in state education aid than was budgeted this year brought a sharp rebuke Friday from the administration of Gov. Martin O'Malley (D).
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John Wagner
| December 17, 2010; 4:33 PM ET |
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UPDATED: Mood remains upbeat in Ehrlich camp
The Mood Swings, a 22-piece big band featuring lots of brass, five singers and a name well-suited to the 2010 election cycle, was softening up the early crowd at Republican Election Night headquarters for Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., the former governor who said he wants his old job back.
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Fredrick Kunkle
| November 2, 2010; 10:55 PM ET |
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