Guns and poker. For some, the two may conjure images of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday peering from under long brimmed hats, brows furrowed and sweating, eyes perusing their cards and the fidgety faces of their opponents.
Maryland Joins Settlement to Win $1 Billion for Struggling Homeowners
WASHINGTON – Struggling Maryland homeowners will receive almost $1 billion in financial compensation from five big banks as part of a national foreclosure settlement, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler said Thursday
In Equality Trial, University System Says Historically Black Schools Protected
In a six-week trial that ended Thursday over whether Maryland shortchanges its historically black universities, the state argued that it has given these schools fair funding as well as special consideration in recent years.
Maryland Joins Settlement to Win $1 Billion for Struggling Homeowners
Attorney General Doug Gansler announced that struggling Maryland homeowners will receive almost $1 billion in financial compensation from five big banks as part of a national foreclosure settlement.
Van Hollen Argues for Disclosure for Super PACs
A bill to create more transparency in elections through campaign funding is being sponsored by Rep. Chris Van Hollen.
Catholics Respond to Obama’s Birth Control Mandate
Two Maryland Catholics criticized the mandate included in President Obama’s health care bill requiring religious organizations running hospitals and clinics to pay for contraception in their health care coverage for workers.
Maryland Delegates Discuss a Bill to Put a Lock on the Transportation Trust Fund
At a hearing Tuesday, lawmakers discussed a bill that would prevent money from the state’s Transportation Trust Fund from being used for anything other than transportation projects.
Audit Reveals UMD Student Information Susceptible to ID Theft
Thousands of prospective University of Maryland students’ personal and financial information was wrongly exposed to the public, a recent audit found.
Rosecroft Raceway hopes gaming is in their future
Troubled Rosecroft Raceway is hoping to become one of the newest casino locations should the measure to bring gaming to Prince George’s County pass and be approved on referendum.
Maryland Counties Eye Cameras for Ticketing Violators at School Bus Stops
Maryland drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus may soon receive a ticket in the mail, as several counties move closer to mounting traffic cameras on the sides of buses.