Neil Bergsman also appeared in a Washington Examiner story about upcoming MD budgets. We've asked the Examiner to clarify that MBTPI is not in favor of increasing the corporate tax rate. We do support a combination of reducing Maryland’s corporation tax rate while broadening the base - by reforming the tax code to make it harder for multi-state corporations to use accounting maneuvers to escape Maryland’s tax. This could modestly increase state revenues and reduce taxes for local businesses while making sure that large multi-state corporations pay their fair share. Neil also appeared in a story on holiday giving for the Gazette.
Today is also Cyber Monday, the traditional day when office workers spend their work hours shopping for online deals. Finding a deal online is fun, but remember that Maryland will lose $200 million dollars in owed but unpaid sales tax to internet retailers this year. Not only is that lost revenue for the state, but it represents more than $3 billion in lost revenue for local businesses and fewer Maryland jobs.
Monday, November 26th
- Alcoholic Beverages Article Review Committee reviews material dealing with the conditions for issuing licenses. 5pm in Judiciary Training Room 3, 2009F Commerce Park Drive, Annapolis.
- Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission meets. 6-8pm in the basement conference room, Mental Hygiene Administration, 55 Wade Avenue, Dix Building, Catonsville.
- Maryland Nonprofits, MBTPI, and many other nonprofits around the country take part in #GivingTuesday. You've heard of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. Now celebrate the important work done by nonprofits and give back to your community on #GivingTuesday.
- Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee and the Local Government and Bi-County Agencies Subcommittee (both a part of the House Environmental Matters Committee) jointly meet to review the "flags" identified in the new Land Use Article. 10am in room 250, House Office Building, Annapolis.
- Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee meets to discuss digital textbook use in Maryland, electronic medical records, the Maryland Innovation Initiative, Cigarette Restitution Fund grants, stem cell research grants, and Invest Maryland. 1pm in room 231, House Office Building, Annapolis.
- Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund meets. 1pm in room 250, House Office Building, Annapolis.
- Interagency Committee on School Construction meets via teleconference to discuss the Baltimore City Block Grant MCR draft report. 3:30-4:30pm on the 8th floor, conference room 1, 200 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore.
- Maryland Nonprofits offers Enhance Your Individual Donor Program. This is a Maryland Nonprofits training program, for more information or to register go to their events page.
- Capital Budget Subcommittee and the Health and Human Resources Subcommittee (both a part of the of the House Appropriations Committee) goes on a site visit to the Prince George's County Health Care System. The visit begins at 11am.
- House Environmental Matters Committee holds its retreat to discuss legislation for the next legislative session. 9am in room 250, House Office Building, Annapolis.
- Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee and House Environmental Matters Committee jointly meet for a presentation on proposed regulations stemming from the Sustainable Growth and Agriculture Preservation Act of 2012. The presentation will be given by the Department of the Environment. 1pm in room 250, House Office Building, Annapolis.
- Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight meets to discuss the status of the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, tax tables for 2013, the impact of the Modernization Act from 2010, implementation of the Victims of Domestic Violence Act from 2012, the legislative audit of the Division of Unemployment Insurance, and unemployment benefits for individuals unable to work due to cancer in other states. 9am in room 3 East, Senate Office Building, Annapolis.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics releases metropolitan-level employment figures for October.
- Maryland Nonprofits offers Forming a Nonprofit: Paperwork. This is a Maryland Nonprofits training program, for more information or to register go to their events page.
- Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee meets. 1-3pm in the lobby level conference room, L-3, 201 West Preston Street, Baltimore.
- Maryland Nonprofits offers Streamlining Your Marketing Through Content Strategy. This is a Maryland Nonprofits training program, for more information or to register go to their events page.
