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The Eye on Annapolis Podcast
The Eye on Annapolis Podcast returns with an election preview.
Eye on Annapolis: Casino campaign spending surpasses $50 million
Spending to influence Maryland’s referendum that would expand casino gambling has exceeded $50 million, according to state campaign finance records. Proponents have retaken the lead in the money race, with […]
Casino campaign spending surpasses $50 million
Spending to influence Maryland's referendum to expanded casino gambling has exceeded $50 million, according to state campaign finance records.
Backing for Question 7, with facts askew
A pair of former Maryland Republican leaders threw their political weight behind Question 7 Tuesday, endorsing a plan that could put a casino at National Harbor and legalize table games at state casinos if voters approve on Nov. 6.
Eye Opener: Democrats allege campaign violation by Dream Act opponent
A few government and politics headlines around the state on Deadline Day for registering to vote in Maryland.
Penn National spends another $4 million
A day after proponents of Maryland's casino gambling expansion surpassed the spending of lone dissenter Penn National Gaming Inc., the Pennsylvania-based gambling company ponied up another $4 million to stop the expansion.
Eye Opener: Gambling subcommittee chairman did not like expansion bill
A few government and politics headlines around the state.
Casino study was funded by expansion foe
A casino study released this week by the Maryland Public Policy Institute was paid for by a Washington lobbying firm that was hired by Penn National Gaming Inc., the only entity actively opposing Maryland’s expanded gambling law.
Gambling proponents’ campaign account surpasses opponents’
Proponents of expanded gambling have for the first time moved ahead of opponents -- at least when measured by the size of their campaign accounts.
Spending on gambling referendum hits $35.7 million
More money has been spent to influence Maryland’s referendum on an expansion of casino gambling than was poured into the 2006 gubernatorial race, according to state elections records.
Eye Opener: Gambling spending exceeds $35 million
A new round of spending by proponents and opponents of expanded gambling in Maryland has pushed the total to $35.7 million, more than the 2006 governor's race.
Eye Opener: With election less than a month away, studies plentiful
A roundup of election and referendum-related news around the state.
