Ehrlich OK with slots at free-standing sites
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday that he is willing to accept slot machines at free-standing emporiums in the state as well as at horse racing tracks - as...
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Ehrlich wants hand in slots plan
Saying key opposition seems to be eroding, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. signaled yesterday that he will be an active participant in developing a slot machine gambling plan for Maryland,...
Poll shows slots gaining favor with Marylanders
For the first time in recent history, a clear majority of Marylanders favors installing slot machines at racetracks, according to a poll released today. The results appear to validate one...
Market pivotal in slots analysis
Allowing corporations to compete for the right to build and operate gambling halls would generate vastly more money for state coffers than granting exclusive licenses to racetracks, according to a...
Letter urges Ehrlich against tax bill veto
In an 11th-hour public relations offensive, Democratic leaders of the Maryland Senate are urging Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. not to veto a corporate tax bill or cut deeply into...
Ehrlich looks at selling assets
The Ehrlich administration is considering selling such valuable state assets as the World Trade Center in the Inner Harbor and land at Baltimore-Washington International Airport to replenish a transportation fund...
Ehrlich says fiscal woes could bring the Assembly back
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday that he is keeping open the possibility of recalling the General Assembly for a special session this year to consider a revamped gambling...
Ehrlich fails to name a new secretary of the environment
The General Assembly session ended this week without Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. naming a new environmental secretary, an apparent violation of the Maryland Constitution. In March, the Senate rejected...
Busch approves hearing on slots
Yielding to Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s call for a decision on slots, House Speaker Michael E. Busch said yesterday he will allow a hearing today to discuss the fate...
Senate passes $22.6 billion budget bill
With time for compromise slipping away, the Maryland Senate adopted a budget last night that relies on slot-machine gambling and higher taxes on properties, corporations and health insurance policies to...