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Internet groups, U S Chamber sue Maryland over digital advertising tax

A group representing Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others in filing suit on Thursday to challenge Maryland's first-in-the nation new digital advertising tax. The Chamber, the largest U.S. business group; the Internet Association, which represents dozens of tech companies; the Computer & Communications Industry Association; and NetChoice filed suit in U.S. District Court in Maryland seeking an injunction to block the new tax adopted last week by the state legislature over the veto of Republican Governor Larry Hogan.

Maryland Becomes First State in Country to Place a Tax on Big Tech s Digital Advertising Revenue

Maryland Becomes First State in Country to Place a Tax on Big Tech’s Digital Advertising Revenue Gizmodo 2/13/2021 © Photo: Loic Venance/AFP (Getty Images) Maryland decided to take a chunk of Big Tech’s advertising dollars on Friday, successfully passing legislation that would place a maximum tax of 10% on revenue from digital ads. Analysts estimate that the tax will generate about $250 million in its first year, money that the Maryland says will go to schools. Popular Searches State lawmakers overrode Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the tax bill, making Maryland the first state in the country to tax digital advertising sold by companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon. Hogan vetoed the bill in May of last year, arguing that it would raise taxes and fees on people in the state who were out of work and struggling financially.

Deterrence through stiff penalties works - let s make it work for everyone

Deterrence through stiff penalties works let’s make it work for everyone Jessup Correctional Institution. Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services photo In the last six months, three Baltimore MTA employees have been violently attacked, two fatally. That hardworking innocent public servants would fall victim to Baltimore’s rampaging violence should outrage us all and spur us to action to clean up Charm City’s streets. Baltimore City Sen. Cory McCray and his fellow progressive Sen. Jeffrey Waldstreicher of Montgomery County want to increase the penalty for those who attack and injure public transit employees to be a felony (up from a misdemeanor) and have introduced SB 91 to do just that.[1]

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