ANNAPOLIS – A Senate committee Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to legalize slot machines in Maryland, paving the way for the full Senate to take up the issue as early as Wednesday

ANNAPOLIS – Dozens of Western Marylanders testified Saturday against a bill that would turn local regulation of tip-jar gaming over to the state, a plan they called insulting and “a slap in the face

ANNAPOLIS – The debate over slot machines dominated the fifth day of the special legislative session Friday, as Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot and Republican Sen

ANNAPOLIS – The O’Malley administration on Tuesday tied property tax cuts and increased health care funding to the passage of a slots referendum next November

ANNAPOLIS – Just avoid November, Sen

ANNAPOLIS – The special General Assembly session scheduled to begin Monday should provide a boost for Annapolis’ tourism industry — but how much of one remains to be seen

ANNAPOLIS – A new poll shows support for legalizing slot machines in Maryland is at its highest point in years, but some observers say passage of a slots bill at the upcoming special session is far from a foregone conclusion

ANNAPOLIS – A new poll shows Maryland voters are less confident in the state’s direction than they were at the beginning of the year, a change political observers chalk up to constant discussion of increased taxes as the state confronts a budget shortfall

ANNAPOLIS – Comptroller Peter Franchot reiterated his desire to lure D