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Post by peteetongman on Apr 26, 2014 10:48:53 GMT -5
The Netflix series “House of Cards” will shoot its third season in Maryland after reaching a deal with Governor Martin O’Malley reports Variety. Production company Media Rights Capital had threaten to leave the state because it looked like Maryland would fall short of meeting the same level of tax credits the show received in previous seasons, igniting a debate among lawmakers over the value of incentives. Some elected officials said that the company’s position felt like extortion. The show will receive a total of $11.5 million this year — less than the $15 million the production company had been reportedly expecting but apparently enough to stay in the state. The series had delayed the start of season three to June as state lawmakers raced to come up with funding. Although the Maryland General Assembly came up short in boosting its tax credit program earlier this month, O’Malley’s office said that they negotiated with MRC in the weeks since then to come up with the $11.5 million package that includes productions credits and state budget grants. “Spoiler alert: We’re going to keep the 3,700 jobs and more than $100 million of economic activity and investment that ‘House of Cards’ generates right here in Maryland,” O’Malley said in a statement. www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/25/house-cards-receives-maryland-tax-credit/?intcmp=latestnews
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Post by fwiw2 on Apr 26, 2014 17:49:50 GMT -5
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Post by peteetongman on Apr 27, 2014 8:49:41 GMT -5
any welfare money that goes to those states ends up in lib-infested blue counties that skew the numbers for the entire state
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