Maryland Taxpayers' Association

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MTA opposes Slots Referendum: Spending will explode. Click on NEW! Blog tab above for full statement.

Read MTA President Herb McMillan on "O'Malley Math."

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Stand up Against Tax Hikes!

Sign the No-New-Taxes Roll of Honor
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Federal elections 2008, no-new taxes pledge signers: Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-6th-incumbent). Other candidate signers are: Dr. Andy Harris (R-lst), Richard Mathews (R-2nd), Thomas Harris (R-3rd), Dr. Michael Hargadon (R-7th), Dr. Steve Hudson (R-8th).

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Former delegate Herb McMillan of Anne Arundel County conducting his first board meeting as new MTA president, Dee Hodges is to his left.

Become a Member of MTA

Today we need your help to keep the pressure turned up. Please join MTA now. You can do so either online or by mail. Your $25 membership will be a bargain, considering all the public accountability we can bring to the Annapolis taxers by working together.

Printable 'Join MTA' Flyer

Letter to the Maryland Taxpayer Advocate:
Fight Tax Hikes Effectively

MTA board member Peter Huessy of Montgomery County making a point

Fiscal Notes

The fine print of the governor's enacted special-session proposals.

Click on bill number to see the FINAL fiscal note.

HB1 Fiscal and Policy Note on the Budget Reconciliation Act
SB2 Tax Reform Act of 2007
SB3 Maryland Education Trust Fund - Video Lottery Terminals
HB4 Video Lottery Terminals - Authorization and Limitations
HB5 Transportation Investment Act
SB6 Working Families and Small Business Health Coverage.

The Legislative Wrap-Up - DLS Report on the Special Session

"Maryland's Fiscal Folly," NTU's 2006 analysis of Maryland spending

State Senator Andy Harris receives MTA Legislator of the Decade award from President Dee Hodges at the January meeting of center-right coalition groups. Dr. Harris has consistently voted against new taxes and the latest two excessive budget increases. This is the first of several similar citations to be awarded to legislators.

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