ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers for the first time Tuesday heard testimony on a pair of bills authorizing a $372.9 million plan to keep the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. A bipartisan group of local leaders including Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, ...

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The state of Maryland spent $145,500 for a corporate tent at the 144th Preakness Stakes last month, and the bill is going to taxpayers.

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The owners and operators of the Pimlico Race Course are seeking dismissal of Baltimore’s lawsuit that would block plans to relocate the Preakness Stakes to another venue. The Stronach Group has pledged only to keep the Preakness, scheduled this year ...

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Baltimore’s attempt to hold onto the Preakness Stakes through eminent domain is a sad spectacle, one that serves as a warning to businesses that the city will use the courts against them if public officials don’t like decisions private corporations ...

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Justify’s sprint to win the Belmont Stakes and capture the Triple Crown last Saturday was remarkable and uplifting. It once again reminds us of just how fortunate Baltimore is to be home to the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, ...

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The Preakness Stakes has provided a boost to Baltimore residents who use Airbnb to rent space in their homes to visitors. Airbnb expects service users to earn more than $372,000 between Thursday and Saturday. That represents a 60 percent increase ...

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Tickets go on sale Monday for the 2017 Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. The Maryland Jockey Club says sales start Monday at 10 a.m. The 142nd Preakness Stakes — the second leg of the Triple Crown — will be run May 20 ...

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An attorney close to negotiations on horse racing in Maryland says he’s hopeful a long-term plan to bring stability to the state’s industry will be reached by the end of the week. Alan Foreman, an attorney with the Maryland Thoroughbred ...

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The Maryland Jockey Club on Friday unveiled the logo for the 138th Preakness, designed for the 14th consecutive year by the Leffler Agency of Baltimore.

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Gathered behind a green cloth-covered table set prominently in front of the store, four Giant Food employees spent Thursday morning clipping stems and weaving a blanket of flowers. The flowers, which looked like Black-Eyed Susans, were actually Viking mums, a ...

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