Maryland state computer glitch targeted seniors for back taxes they don’t owe
ANNAPOLIS — About 1,800 Maryland seniors have received erroneous notices from the comptroller’s office saying they owe money for improperly overstating pension exclusions or claiming pension exclusions they were not entitled to on their 2008 e-filed tax returns.
Read More →One-third of Maryland state employees makes less than $40,000, 6% make more than 100K
ANNAPOLIS — While thousands of state employees earn six figures, about a third of the salaried full-time employees working for state government (28,391) are paid $40,000 or less, according to information on salaries from the Comptroller’s Office.
Read More →Increased transportation revenues may not be enough to fund projects in Maryland, analysts say
By Megan Poinski | Maryland Reporter
ANNAPOLIS – Legislative analysts said Friday that $870 million more in revenues for transportation – the amount recommended by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland Transportation Funding – is not enough for the state to meet all of its needs.
Gov. Martin O’Malley has proposed applying the sales tax to gasoline, [...]
Is O’Malley’s Pension-Sharing Plan a Bad Idea?
By Thomas A. Firey | Maryland Reporter
ANNAPOLIS – In a recent editorial that was generally critical of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s FY 2013 budget plan, theWashington Post lauded one proposal: requiring local school systems to pick up half the cost of their teachers’ pensions and other retirement benefits. Calling the proposal “courageous,” WaPo explained:
MD public water users could see flush tax triple while septic users would pay double
By Daniel Menefee | Maryland Reporter
ANNAPOLIS — Many homes on public water and sewer in Maryland could see their flush tax triple to over $100 a year for the Bay Restoration Fund — much higher than homes on septic systems, which would see the fee double to a $60 cap under Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed [...]
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