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Casino license competitors have strengths, weaknesses
Although Maryland has handed out five casino operating licenses, the state is entering uncharted territory with the allocation of its sixth. For the first time, there's real competition. Three serious operators submitted bids to run a casino in Prince...
Tags: MGM Resorts International, Tourism and Leisure, Horse and Harness Racing, Construction, Casino and Gambling
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3 bids entered for Prince George's casino site
Two more bidders emerged Friday — one a surprise — to compete against MGM Resorts International for the right to build a casino in Prince George's County, which stands with the state to reap millions of dollars from the project. Penn...
Tags: MGM Resorts International, Los Angeles Hotels, Lotteries, Horse and Harness Racing, Entertainment
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Session behind him, O'Malley says he'll think about whether to run for president
With a productive General Assembly session behind him, Gov. Martin O'Malley said Wednesday that he will use the second half of the year to consider whether to run for the White House. "I need to be spending a lot more energy and time giving serious...
Tags: Regional Authority, Interior Policy, Death Penalty, Annapolis, Personal Weapon Control
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Md. House passes partial takeover of troubled Prince George's schools
The House of Delegates passed a bill Saturday that would give the Prince George's County executive an unprecedented responsibility for the county's troubled school system. The legislation, approved after the House agreed to the Senate's rewrite of the...
Tags: Prince George's County, Martin O'Malley
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Say no to Prince George's schools takeover
With its financial woes, low test scores, frequent leadership turnover and underperforming schools, Prince George's County's school system is failing its approximately 125,000 students, and its elected school board appears highly dysfunctional. Under...
Tags: Politics, Finance, Elections, Teaching and Learning, Prince George's County
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Prince George's County Executive proposes 'lean' FY14 budget
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker III's proposed budget for fiscal year 2014, released Thursday, will implement five-day furloughs, "minimal reduction" in the workforce and an incentivized voluntary retirement program. The budget, which...Tags: Finance, Prince George's County, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Health and Safety at School
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Other states woo Maryland's gun manufacturers
As Maryland contemplates passing one of the nation's strictest gun laws, at least seven other states have courted its gun manufacturers, offering tax incentives and open arms elsewhere. The governor of Texas, West Virginia's House speaker and an Illinois...
Tags: Regional Authority, Economic Policy, Lobbying, Rick Perry, Executive Branch
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Local governments, police resist speed camera changes
Local governments and police on Wednesday attacked a sweeping proposal to change Maryland's speed camera law. During the first hearing on whether to revamp a law that has been lucrative for local governments but also has sparked concerns about fairness,...
Tags: Local Government, Justice System, Maryland Department of Transportation, Annapolis, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Miller says state must act now to fund transportation
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller testified Wednesday that Maryland's shortage of funds for transportation projects is a crisis that needs to be addressed now. Appearing before the Senate Budget & Taxation Committee, Miller said his proposed...
Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Frederick County (Virginia), Calvert County, Baltimore Red Line, Maryland Department of Transportation
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County Executive forecasts 'difficult budget year' at Laurel High hearing
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker III wasted no time in telling attendees of his third and final fiscal year 2014 budget hearing that it will be a "very difficult budget year across the county." With a $152.2 million deficit projected for...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Schools, Prince George's County, Libraries
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Prepared text of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's State of the City Address 2013
Mr. President, Madam Comptroller, Senators and Delegates, members of the City Council, clergy, colleagues in public service, committed people of Baltimore—thank you for the opportunity to report on the progress of our city and to renew our...
Tags: The Washington Post, Human Interest, Fires, Financial Planning, Small Businesses
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