Senate overrides Ehrlich vetoes
For the first time in more than a decade, Maryland's Senate overrode a veto yesterday, bringing back to life three bills spiked by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in a...
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State Chamber of Commerce, lawmaker recommend delaying Thornton formula
The Thornton formula for funding Maryland's public education system came under increased pressure yesterday as the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Senate's minority leader suggested delaying its implementation. Staking...
Panel urges public campaign-financing plan
A task force on public financing of elections is recommending that Maryland adopt a plan to lessen the influence of big contributors on political campaigns by 2010. In a report...
Business leaders urge gas tax rise
Maryland business leaders are growing concerned that Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. will not propose an increase in the gasoline tax -- a measure they consider vital to meeting the...
Owner of tracks the focus of inquiry
Maryland state prosecutor Stephen Montanarelli said yesterday that he is making an "inquiry" into thousands of dollars in contributions made to last year's Ehrlich-Steele campaign by affiliates of the company...
Slot machine lobbying tab is $2.5 million
Lobbyists for expanded gambling in Maryland spent more than $2.5 million on their unsuccessful effort to persuade the General Assembly to pass slot machine legislation this year. Reports released by...
Groups urge Ehrlich to sign appliance bill
A coalition of environmental organizations is mounting a last-ditch effort to persuade Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. to ignore a plea by The Home Depot Inc. that he veto a...
Liquor bill tests Ehrlich's loyalties
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is facing a choice between some of his most ardent supporters and one of his prized Baltimore strongholds as he weighs whether to veto a...
Racing elite ponders what might have been
Though the General Assembly debate over slots was dominated by doom-and-gloom predictions about the future of horse racing in Maryland, Saturday's 128th running of the Preakness Stakes is hardly likely...
Ehrlich's slots bill defeated by House committee vote
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. lost the most critical legislative showdown of his administration so far yesterday as a House committee crushed his bill allowing slot machines at four Maryland...