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Md. coalition forms to oppose veto override of digital tax bill 11/11/2020 08:33am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Marylanders for Tax Fairness, a coalition of businesses, advocacy groups and individuals, launched a campaign on Tuesday to oppose the Gener Rent to Own 101 11/11/2020 12:00am • If you're looking to buy a house but your credit has taken a beating, you may want to consider a rent-to-own home. It's exactly what it sounds like. A rent-to-own property is a house that you start off renting, with the option to buy it later. It's a two-step process. First, you rent a house with a 7 Top Chipotle Competitors to Watch 11/11/2020 12:00am • Digital sales and store reopenings help drive these Chipotle competitors.Of the industries most adversely affected by the pandemic, food service is at the top of the list. 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We m As Maryland continues counting mail-in ballots, where things stands in local races 11/06/2020 02:06pm • Election officials in Maryland — including in some of the state's largest counties, such as Montgomery and Prince George's — are still making their way through a mountain of mail-in ballots. Overall, as of Friday morning, there were still more than 608,000 mail-in ballots across the state tha 7 Best Marijuana Stocks to Buy 11/06/2020 12:00am • The election results are bullish for marijuana stocks.Cannabis stock investors didn't get the blue wave they were hoping for in the U.S. election, but all five state marijuana legalization measures on the ballot have passed. Recreational and/or medical marijuana was legalized in Arizona, Mississippi Financial Military Benefits for Service Members and Veterans 11/06/2020 12:00am • If you serve in the military -- or have served in the past -- you have access to special financial benefits for yourself and your family. 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