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Anne Arundel County Maryland

Anne Arundel County residents who have outstanding arrest warrants would see their state tax refunds withheld if the county’s sheriff gets his wish. Sheriff Ronald S. Bateman has asked the county’s legislative delegation to support his proposal. The Capital of Annapolis newspaper reported that the legislation would make Anne Arundel the first Maryland jurisdiction where [...]

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Maryland public schools have been ranked first in the nation for the fourth year in a row by a leading education publication. Education Week gave the state an overall letter grade of a B+ in its annual report, which analyzes state education policies and student achievement. Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia followed Maryland with a [...]

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In 2007, Maryland enacted a series of laws intended to protect residential ground tenants from the loss of their homes as a result of failing to pay ground rent and, further, to facilitate the extinguishment and redemption of residential ground rent leases.  An impetus for the legislation was provided by a series of articles appearing [...]

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Anne Arundel County Fair

September 15, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Yesterday Anne Arundel County started their county fair. It’s a fun place to go here and check it out this weekend. Tweet This Post

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Some say jumbo loans will have little impact on housing I disagree

September 13, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

I found an interesting article about how lowering loan limits will have little impact on housing. Well in Anne Arundel and Howard County where I do a lot of business they are wrong. I think it will force some people to lower the prices of their homes. Or some buyers will look at renting instead [...]

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Back to school tax-free shopping

August 4, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

It’s tax-free shopping time again — traditional back-to-school sales tax exemptions takes place in Virginia from August 5-7, while Maryland’s 6 percent sales tax will be waived between August 14-20. (Of course, you won’t be able to skirt paying tax on high-priced electronics, but tax-free time is always a good time to stock up on [...]

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Is living in Maryland really more expensive than living in other states

June 29, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

This week I found article about how Maryland is less expensive than Texas. So it made me think for a minute when you add in all the costs that each state has they all come out even. It just matters where you want to live. Here are some good examples:   Florida has no state [...]

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Today is the first day of Anne Arundel Co. summer break

June 15, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Today is the first day of the summer break for Anne Arundel Co. public schools. How can I tell well three of my neighbors left for vacation today? Now is the time when kids are out of school that people start looking to sell their house and buy a new one. With kids in school [...]

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AA county layoffs and tax hikes

April 19, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Why does the county have to have layoffs and tax hikes? I give you two reasons why. The county makes it so difficult to start a business with permits and red tape. In this economy Anne Arundel should be bending over backwards to get businesses to relocate here and generate some tax revenue. If companies [...]

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When a county can’t fund its schools it makes people leery of moving there

April 4, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Anne Arundel Co. is having trouble meeting the state requirements for its education funding requirement. Anne Arundel is competing with Howard and Carroll Co. for new BRAC employees to live in their county.  When people are looking at a place to live and raise the children. Schools are the number one factor people look at [...]

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