Appeals Court Nixes Challenge To Baltimore ‘Rain Tax’

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland appeals court has rejected a Baltimore synagogue’s challenge to a stormwater management levy on city property owners.
The Court of Special Appeals on Friday upheld a circuit judge’s ruling that the fee does not violate the synagogue’s right to free exercise of religion.
The court said the city acted within its authority under a state enabling law when it enacted the fee, although the court agreed with Shaarei Tfiloh Congregation that the f