GRANTSVILLE – Stepping off the National Road in Grantsville and into the Spruce Forest Artisan Village is more than a step back in history: It’s a step back into many different histories
Congressmen Push for Historic Trail Featuring War of 1812 Sites
WASHINGTON – While Maryland congressmen pushed to add the “Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail,” to the nation’s trail system Tuesday, the National Park Service urged a House panel to limit the scope and funds for the proposed study
Session Ends with No Regulations on Maryland Check Cashers
WASHINGTON – Check-cashing businesses in Maryland routinely charge fees of up to 20 percent and levy interest on cash advances that can run as high as 300 percent on an annual basis, say community and consumer rights advocates
Defense Spending Dumps Dollars on Maryland, St. Mary’s County
WASHINGTON – Boosted by more than $1
Maryland Corporations Get the Once Over — Lightly — by IRS Auditors
WASHINGTON – Almost 13,000 Maryland and Delaware tax returns were audited in 1998, putting those taxpayers through the often stressful ordeal of meeting Internal Revenue Service auditors face-to-face
Maryland, Delaware Rank Near Bottom on IRS Audits of Wealthy Taxpayers
WASHINGTON – Taxpayers who reported more than $100,000 in income are less likely to be audited in Maryland and Delaware than almost anywhere else in the nation
Online Boom Could Mean Sales Tax Bust for Local Governments
WASHINGTON – State officials have long conceded that it is virtually impossible to collect taxes on out-of-state sales such as mail-order purchases: That headache may now go high-tech with the projected boom in online sales
Law, Lax Attitude Make It Hard to Prosecute Elderly Abuse, Officer Says
WASHINGTON – Anne Arundel County Police Detective Bob Fuecker told a Senate panel Tuesday the county has investigated 53 cases of elderly abuse in the last four years