Tax Break for Holocaust Victims Signed into Law

ANNAPOLIS – Backers of successful legislation to give Holocaust victims and their families a one-time tax break on recovered World War II assets celebrated the bill’s signing Tuesday with a moment of silence led by Gov

Shore Makes Out Well During Session, Members Say

ANNAPOLIS – The slow pace and grinding over issues during this year’s Maryland General Assembly had some Eastern Shore delegates and senators calling the legislative session “unusual” and “frustrating

Appeals Court Rules Again on Behalf of Sam’s Club in Labor Dispute

A federal appeals court has reaffirmed its 1998 ruling that a Sam’s Club in Landover could not be found guilty of unfair labor practices during a union drive at the warehouse store

Lone Woman Toughs Out Prison Boot Camp With Hundreds of Men

JESSUP – Officially, the Herman L

Counties Snap Up Teacher Funds, Even Though Hiring Teachers Is No Snap

WASHINGTON – While school officials welcome the $17

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

Tobacco Tax Talks May Take Assembly Past Scheduled Sine Die

ANNAPOLIS – Some lawmakers are predicting a rare extension of the 90-day General Assembly session as opponents used delaying tactics in the Senate to prevent a final vote on a 36-cent tobacco tax increase

UM Official Says He Will Not Seek Re-election in Face of Lobbying Controversy

ANNAPOLIS-The chairman of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents announced Friday that he will not stand for re-election in July partly because of accusations that he used his relationship with Gov

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LAUREL – Olivia Jackson’s hands recorded every day of the 45 years she worked

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