Robert Neall, a former state legislator, resigned from his post on the state slots commission last week, Chairman Donald C. Fry said Friday. Neall’s wife, Marta Harting, works for the Baltimore law firm Venable, which represents the Arundel Mills shopping ...

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A member of the state slots commission said Friday that now is the time to look at expanding the state’s fledgling gaming industry to allow table games at casinos to make Maryland competitive in the Mid-Atlantic gaming arms race. “We’re ...

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The Maryland League of Conservation Voters is, as this post is being written, announcing its endorsement of Gov. Martin O’Malley in his reelection campaign. The group, founded in 1979, focuses on environmental issues and each year grades legislators on how ...

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Tucked into the raft of economic development and job creation initiatives on the table this year in Annapolis is a relatively innocuous looking bill that would shake up a small business loan program run by the Department of Business and ...

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A handful of Maryland lawmakers Thursday questioned the push to insert a new step into the mortgage foreclosure process that would require lenders and borrowers to meet face-to-face. The mandatory mediation is a part of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s agenda this ...

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Good morning, folks. Now that the governor’s budget has been read across the desks of the General Assembly, and the stacks of budget books distributed, focus shifts, at least a little bit, to some other issues in state government. Today ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley unveiled his $32.1 billion budget proposal Tuesday afternoon, highlighting a range of cost-cutting measures cobbled together to bridge the fiscal chasm between projected state revenues and expenses. “These are difficult times, but then again, I also have ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to unveil his budget proposal Tuesday afternoon, revealing for the first time the full slate of his cost-saving measures for fiscal year 2011. The news conference is scheduled for 2:30 and O’Malley will formally present ...

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The Comptroller Peter Franchot’s recent report on beer, wine, liquor and cigarette sales in the state yields some interesting tidbits, especially on a Friday morning when some people are looking ahead at a three-day weekend. Marylanders consumed slightly less beer ...

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Del Anthony J. O’Donnell, the top Republican in the Maryland House of Delegates, said Tuesday he’s staying put, rumors swirling about a run for Congress are false. “The reports of my demise by committing political suicide are greatly exaggerated,” said ...

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