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Tax Talk: Independent contractors and retirement plans

Every Wednesday through April 21, baltimoresun.com's tax experts will answer your questions this tax-filing season. Our experts are Jim Dupree of the Maryland office of the Internal Revenue Service in...
Speaker of the House Michael E. Busch would not say whether he would allow a vote on Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s slots proposal this session. 'We haven't seen the bill ... yet.'

Q&A with Maryland House Speaker Michael E. Busch

As the speaker in the Maryland House of Delegates, Michael E. Busch continues to be the most visible opponent to Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s proposal to legalize slot machines...
In 1998, Gov. Parris N. Glendening toured the Hippodrome Theatre on Eutaw Street, which had been closed since 1990. The state appropriated $16.5 million for the project.

The long road to opening night

Last of two parts. The Hippodrome Theatre opens tonight after a $63 million restoration. Today's report details how the financing was obtained to bring the project to fruition. With a...
The exterior and marquee of the restored Hippodrome Theatre, which opens tomorrow.

Glendening won’t attend opening

Former Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening said today that he will not be attending Tuesday night's gala opening of the Hippodrome Theater at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center. "I wasn't...
The exterior and marquee of the restored Hippodrome Theatre, which opens tomorrow.

Visionaries bask in Hippodrome glow

First of two parts The curtain goes up Tuesday night at the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in downtown Baltimore. While the 2,286 guests on hand for...
A pre-premiere gala gives party-goers plenty of time to mingle in the lobby of the Hippodrome Theatre last night.

Historic theater feted in morning ceremony

Eric P. Grubman simply couldn't compete with the nearby drilling. "Going forward ...," he began at a news conference earlier today announcing the festivities surrounding Tuesday's opening of the $62...
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Q&A with Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s second session with the Maryland General Assembly is proving to be a test of his public popularity as well as his political acumen. His $23.8...
James L. Hughes, a University of Maryland, Baltimore, vice president, stands on the site of BioPark's first building in the 800 block of W. Baltimore St.

Baltimore BioPark begins on west side

The groundbreaking today of the $300 million University of Maryland, Baltimore's BioPark represents more than just economic development to the Poppleton community west of Martin Luther King Boulevard, Gov. Robert...
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O’Malley backs Johnson bid for hotel

Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley today awarded an exclusive negotiating agreement for a 750-room Hilton to a consortium headed by Black Entertainment Television founder and chairman Robert L. Johnson to serve...
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O’Malley hotel decision likely next week

Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley said today that he hopes to make a decison early next week on whether to accept a unanimous recommendation that a 750-room Hilton, proposed by a...