MD: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wants to kill the hated 'rain tax.' But can he?

The Washington Post: One of the few specific prom­ises that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) made on the campaign trail last year was this: If elected, he would kill the much-loathed “rain tax.”

That issue is at the heart of legislation the governor unveiled Tuesday — the first non-budget bill he has touted since taking office three weeks ago. But killing a tax isn’t simple, it turns out. And even if Hogan’s bill passes the Democrat-dominated legislature, Maryland taxpayers shouldn’t expect anything to change right away.

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