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State Roundup: Fees and taxes rise as budget deficit looms; Maryland could be a national blueprint for electing Black political leaders
DOZENS OF LICENSING, PERMIT FEES HAVE RISEN OVER TWO YEARS: Driver learners’ permits and specialty license plates. Permissions to work as a barber, nail technician, plumber or engineer. Vehicle registration, handgun permits and cigarettes. The cost for those and dozens of other types of licenses or activities regulated by the state of Maryland are ticking up, according to a review of Maryland regulations and laws passed in the last two years. Sam Janesch/The Baltimore Sun.
Community show brings together the towns of Thurmont and Emmitsburg
The schedule for the Thurmont-Emmitsburg Community Show was jam packed with events, vendors and auctions on Saturday. But those activities and plans were not the main point of the event, according to Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird. "This is a social event," he said of the event, held at Catoctin High School. Kinnaird spoke in front of a display that featured historic photographs of the area that ...
Attorney says city's new conditions could 'destroy' affordable housing project
Frederick’s Board of Alderman imposed new conditions on Thursday that could derail an affordable housing project at Wormans Mill. Bruce Dean, a lawyer representing the developer, said in an interview on Friday that the conditions “could very well destroy the economic viability of the project.” The Wormans Mill apartment project calls for 315 multifamily units and 5,000 square feet of ...
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