Some residents don’t have a good handle on who is actually paying for the Grand Prix of Baltimore and who stands to benefit.

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A few government and politics headlines.

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FREDERICK — A state-funded study concludes that conditions are favorable for a proposed hotel and conference center in downtown Frederick. The Frederick News-Post reported Thursday on the study commissioned by the city and the Maryland Stadium Authority. It concludes that ...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s troubled video gaming company, lured to Rhode Island with a $75 million state loan guarantee two years ago, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday, and federal authorities have begun an investigation ...

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A Baltimore developer has written a blistering letter to City Hall disputing proposed tax breaks for the $150 million Superblock project downtown. The May 1 letter from David H. Hillman, chairman and CEO of Southern Management Corp., to Mayor Stephanie ...

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ANNAPOLIS — After a wildly surprising budget meltdown this week in the General Assembly, Gov. Martin O’Malley said Thursday he accepts some responsibility for the failure to replace $512 million in spending cuts with a package including tax hikes and ...

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SCITUATE, R.I. — Four Syrian men are facing charges they participated in a cigarette smuggling ring in Rhode Island that relied on cigarettes from southern states with lower cigarette taxes to swindle the cash-strapped Ocean State out of an estimated ...

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President Barack Obama will propose $1.5 trillion in new taxes as part of a plan to identify more than $3 trillion in long-term deficit reduction and slow the nation’s escalating national debt. Obama’s tax plan is aimed predominantly at the ...

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1. The Daily Record has published a number of articles this year about the $1.8 billion redevelopment of Middle East by East Baltimore Development Inc. How would you rate the EBDI development so far in terms of public accountability, financial ...

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Maryland took in $314 million more than it expected to in fiscal 2011, driven mostly by larger than anticipated individual income tax receipts, according to figures released by the comptroller’s office Thursday. The state was left with a balance of ...

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