April 11, 2011• News
Public health advocates who pushed earlier in the session for an even bigger increase in the
The House debated a major change to the bill for hours after the Ways and Means Committee voted to
The bills have a ways to go, and not much time before Gov. Martin O'Malley can sign: They need
Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative and the driving force
April 8, 2011• News
The money generated by the sales tax would help to get 5,300 off the Developmental Disabilities
Lawmakers don’t have much more time to get the bill through the House of Delegates, and the
Delegates this morning quizzed senate sponsors of the proposed alcohol tax about whether the three
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Two Maryland state senators urged lawmakers on a House committee on Friday
March 30, 2011• News
...Vincent DeMarco, who led the “dime-a-drink” campaign, declared the Senate action a “public
March 25, 2011• News
A key Senate committee on Thursday backed the state’s first increase in an alcohol specific tax
March 25, 2011• Take Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2011 In a great victory for public health in Maryland, the Senate
BALTIMORE SUN MARCH 24, 2011 Posted by Julie Bykowicz at 5:55 PM For the first time in more than
March 15, 2011• News
An estimated 66,000, or 80 percent, of Maryland’s 82,600 small businesses could be eligible for
February 24, 2011• News
The evidence is overwhelming: Increasing alcohol taxes is a win-win for the state. They raise
February 21, 2011• News
Special thanks to Ms. Virginia Richardson of Montgomery HealthCare Action and River Road Unitarian
The Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, run by proponents who successfully pushed for a doubling
February 17, 2011• News
"There are thousands of people disabled people waiting for supplies and services," Ken Capone, the
Montgomery Count Executive Ike Leggett and Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker appeared
February 9, 2011• News
...despite my reflexive opposition to such small-change taxation, the new dime-per-drink tax and a
February 8, 2011• News
The proposed Lorraine Sheehan Dime a Drink tax would pour $215 million into Maryland’s economy.
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