Kate Jacobson

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

Also tentatively approves $4.8 billion budget The Montgomery County Council voted to cut the county's energy tax 10 percent as lawmakers tentatively approved a $4.8 billion budget for fiscal 2014 that includes multimillion-dollar employee pay raises and increases in property taxes. The...

Andy Brownfield

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

Governor signs gas tax bill to fund them ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday announced $1.2 billion in transportation projects as he signed into law a new gas tax to fund them. The projects include the proposed Purple and Red light rail lines in Montgomery and Prince...

Alan Blinder

Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

In one of her first forays as author of significant legislation, D.C. Councilwoman Anita Bonds says she will introduce measures to cut taxes and subsidize rent for elderly District residents. "What we're trying to do is give relief to those who have been here, stayed the course and felt very...

Examiner Editorial

Published: Sat, May 11, 2013

Maryland learned the hard way that high taxes encourage businesses to relocate to states where the tax burden is lower. Virginia and North Carolina have been the prime beneficiaries of out-migration stemming from Gov. Martin O'Malley's tax-hiking spree, which will cost Marylanders nearly $20...

Michal Conger

Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013

An Internal Revenue Service spokeswoman told reporters on a hastily-arranged conference call Friday that employees targeting Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny during the 2012 election weren't acting out of political bias, but she couldn't name any groups with less conservative-sounding names.

Timothy P. Carney

Published: Fri, May 10, 2013

Nobody should be surprised that President Obama’s Internal Revenue Service targeted Tea Party groups. This is clearly corrupt and an abuse of power, but it’s what we should expect, given the nature of tax laws. Tax-exempt status works on two levels: for the individual and for the group. In...

Steve Contorno

Published: Tue, May 7, 2013

Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli promised Tuesday to slash Virginia income taxes by $1.4 billion and pay for the cuts by eliminating tax loopholes, making a call for lower taxes a central tenant of the gubernatorial canddiate's economic plan. In his first major policy announcement of...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Tue, May 7, 2013

Diners in Fairfax County might have to pay more for their meals when eating out, if a measure being pushed by some county supervisors passes. Supervisor Gerry Hyland, D-Mount Vernon, has proposed a meal tax on restaurant goers in the county that he said would help pay for necessary services in...

Andy Brownfield

Updated: Fri, Apr 26, 2013

Correction: This article has been changed to reflect that gasoline prices in Maryland are expected to climb about 4 cents a gallon on July 1 and that the state's wholesale gas tax would rise to 5 percent without Internet sales taxes. Maryland and Virginia are both counting on new taxes on...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013

The Senate on Wednesday advanced a bill to tax Internet purchases despite the objection of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who say the legislation will hurt the critical small-business sector. Senators voted 75-22 to advance the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states to collect...