In hours, slots plan fell apart
It began with a telephone call last week to New York City while Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. was attending the Republican National Convention. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller...
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Leaders counting votes on Md. slots
With fresh support from Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., State House leaders have launched a last-gasp effort to place a slot-machine referendum on the November ballot and are discussing a...
House GOP seeks vote on slots legislation
Republicans in the House of Delegates lashed out at Democratic House Speaker Michael E. Busch yesterday, calling him an obstructionist with questionable motives and asking for an immediate vote on...
Ehrlich kills plan for vote on slots
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. rejected a proposal from House Speaker Michael E. Busch yesterday to seek voter approval in November to legalize state-owned slot machine parlors, dousing the flickering...
State job stirs concern
THE DAY AFTER Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and the state Board of Public Works laid off 43 employees this summer, a well-paid worker began in a newly created position....
Md. politicians still at impasse on slots
The impending arrival of up to 61,000 slot machines in neighboring Pennsylvania has yet to break an impasse among Maryland politicians that is preventing an expansion of gambling here. Gov....
Curran’s views raise concern over conflict
A federal judge had derailed execution plans for convicted murderer Steven Oken, and a final push was needed before a killer could receive an injection of toxins. So the office...
Angelos family may buy track
The family of Baltimore Orioles majority partner Peter G. Angelos has emerged as the preferred buyer of a cash-strapped harness racing track in Prince George's County, a development that, if...
State’s top lawmakers revive talks on slots
The General Assembly's top officers resumed slot-machine discussions yesterday, with House Speaker Michael E. Busch presenting Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller with a memorandum of conditions to be met...
Gambling lobby led spending during session
Gambling and horse-racing interests spent more than $2.3 million on lobbying and entertainment during this year's legislative session, continuing a blitz to legalize slot machines that began with the election...