Eye Opener: House convenes Friday

The House of Delegates joins the special session festivities Friday morning, while the Senate attempts to pass the gambling expansion bill by Friday afternoon.

The bill received approval from the Senate’s Budget and Taxation Committee Thursday afternoon.

Here’s a few other headlines:

• The Baltimore Sun reports that some Republicans may back the gambling bill.
• The Washington Post reports that state regulators are investigating a billing policy that allows utility companies to charge residents for the first 24 hours of power outages.
• The Daily Record reports on the role state universities play in tech commercialization.