ANNAPOLIS – A House committee advanced a plan Thursday that would let voters decide the fate of slot machine gambling in a referendum next November
Maryland
House Gives Preliminary OK to Chesapeake Fund, Must Negotiate with Senate
ANNAPOLIS – The House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill that outlines how a dedicated Chesapeake Bay cleanup fund would be used to reduce runoff pollution in Maryland’s waterways
House Panel Wipes Out Worcester, Puts Frederick Into Slots Plan
ANNAPOLIS – A House subcommittee voted Wednesday to cut Worcester County out of a bill to legalize slot machines in the state, inserting Frederick County instead
U.S. Still Vulnerable to Anthrax Attack
WASHINGTON – The United States is still “very poorly prepared” for an anthrax attack six years after a 2001 attack targeted Congress and television broadcasters, said a former Central Intelligence Agency director Wednesday
Maryland’s Education Execs Tackle Achievement Gaps
BALTIMORE – It takes a big problem — in this case a big divide — to bring out the big shots
House Cuts $500 Million from Budget, After OK’ing Higher Taxes Over Weekend
ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates voted mostly along party lines Tuesday to cut $500 million from next year’s budget, freezing aid to local school systems and eliminating 750 vacant state jobs, among other cuts
Hospitals Ban Tobacco — Indoors and Out
BETHESDA – Visitors to Montgomery and Frederick County hospitals might want to leave their tin of dip and pack of cigarettes at home starting Thursday
House Wrangles Into the Night Over Proposed $1.4 Billion Tax Plan
ANNAPOLIS – A House committee Saturday approved an overhaul of Maryland’s tax structure that would bring in $1
Senate Sneaks Out Tax Bill, Now Waits for House Action
ANNAPOLIS – The Senate narrowly swatted away a Republican-led filibuster Friday, then passed a tax plan that will collect over a $1 billion of new revenues by a one-vote margin
House Committee OKs Chesapeake Clean-up Fund, With an Eye Toward Senate Bill
ANNAPOLIS – A House committee Friday approved a bill that would pay for waterway restoration programs, but stripped out a plan to fund the measure with a development tax