Del. Frank S. Turner, vice chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said he will not seek re-election in 2018. “I do believe after some soul searching that this is the right time to bring a replacement to voice ...

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A late night conference committee between the House and Senate ended in acrimony in the House lounge as both sides parted without a deal that would have provided more than $18 million to popular productions including Veep and House of Cards.

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A Howard County lawmaker who fine-tuned casino legislation as chairman of a House of Delegates subcommittee was reassigned Thursday, perhaps the most notable of a handful of changes made to the General Assembly’s standing committees.

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After days of intense bargaining behind closed doors in the State House, governor’s mansion and General Assembly office buildings, the legislature found the political will to allow an expansion of Maryland’s casino gambling program.

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After a full day of closed-door arm twisting, a House of Delegates panel finally emerged after 7 p.m. Monday to overwhelmingly support a bill that would expand Maryland's casino gambling program. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — It’s known as a “heavy lift” in legislative circles – the kind of bill that’s hard to round up votes for – and that’s exactly what the effort to expand gambling in Maryland is proving to be. The ...

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By now, most interested spectators know that Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gambling work group is seeking an answer to whether it is wise to build a casino at National Harbor and legalize table games at every state casino. But also at ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Baltimore’s delegation chairman in the House of Delegates opened the General Assembly’s final day with some political hardball Monday, vowing to oppose the Senate’s new gambling expansion plan without protections for the planned city casino and restoration of ...

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The Senate’s presiding officer said Thursday that a bill to expand gambling in Maryland would either include a sixth casino license for a facility in Prince George’s County or there would be no gambling expansion this year. Senate President Thomas ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A proposed Prince George’s County casino and the legalization of table games in Maryland appear to be in jeopardy, as the leadership of a House of Delegates panel said Tuesday that legislation authorizing both measures is in need ...

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