‘I heard the Grand Prix…’ Part I
Some residents don’t have a good handle on who is actually paying for the Grand Prix of Baltimore and who stands to benefit.
Study favors downtown Frederick hotel plan
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 […]
Schilling’s video game company files for bankruptcy; feds probing
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 […]
Hillman: Superblock project is unfair
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, […]
O’Malley accepts part of blame for budget
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 […]
4 charged in $5.7M cigarette ring
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 […]
Obama to propose $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue
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 […]
Q&A: Joseph T. ‘Jody’ Landers III
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 […]
State collects $314M more than it expected in fiscal ’11
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 […]
Comptroller Franchot estimates revenue loss from Irene
ANNAPOLIS — Comptroller Peter Franchot’s office estimates Maryland lost more than $2 million in revenue due to business lost in Ocean City because of Hurricane Irene last weekend. Franchot estimated […]
Clipper Mill tax revenue falls short; city will send additional property bills
Property taxes at the chic Clipper Mill development near Hampden will not generate enough money to cover an upcoming bond repayment, and Baltimore officials say more payments are needed from […]





