Rescuers hailed for keeping toll down
As the wind whipped out of the Inner Harbor toward Fort McHenry late yesterday afternoon, Petty Officer Edward Mendez looked from the U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center on Fort Avenue...
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Ehrlich won’t tie tax increase to delegates’ passage of slots
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. ruled out yesterday linking a major tax increase to House of Delegates passage of slot machine legislation, even if it means the failure for a...
Piscataway Conoy continues tribal-status effort
Their bid for state recognition as an Indian tribe has been rejected by two governors in a row. But with the possibility of legalized slot machines looming, the Piscataway Conoy...
Tax package sought before slots approval
The chairwoman of the House committee that oversees gambling said yesterday that she will not permit slots legislation to move forward unless Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. agrees to a...
Prince George’s head doesn’t want slots
Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson called on the House of Delegates last night to remove his jurisdiction from the sites eligible for slot machines, saying he wants to...
Rickman in position to benefit from slots
Despite almost daily changes to Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s proposal to legalize slots, one person always seems to be coming out with a piece of the slots pie: William...
Senate is set for final vote on slots legislation today
Slot machine supporters in the Maryland Senate beat back a series of efforts to hamper legislation to expand gambling in the state, setting the stage for a final vote on...
Ehrlich shoring up slots support
With the Maryland Senate scheduled to begin this morning what promises to be a contentious debate on slots legislation, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and his top advisers are working...
Slots are talk of the town in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE - This picturesque town along the Choptank River has a gleaming new Hyatt hotel, an up-and-coming arts district and high hopes for the infusion of cash that tourists are...
Slots measure passes Senate budget panel
After its second major rewrite of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s gambling proposal in less than a week, a Senate committee approved last night a plan to permit 15,500 slot...