House members not eager for higher taxes, highway cuts

The members of the House Ways & Means Committee are thrilled to repeal the sales tax on computer services they initially rejected in November —feeling “vindicated” that they can kill a levy shoved down their throats.

But based on tough questions they asked at a hearing Friday, they are not quite ready to enthusiastically embrace the solution Gov. Martin O’Malley and the Senate are pushing to replace the tech tax – higher taxes on millionaires, cuts in transportation and budget reductions.