13 hrs ago- Sprinkled among the crowds at Saturday’s Preakness will be “a visible presence” of people working to win passage of November’s slots referendum that could partially fund aid to the thoroughbred racing industry, said the head of a pro-slots coalition Wednesday.
1 day ago- Dozen of members of Maryland Indian tribes, some in native dress, stood behind Gov. Martin O’Malley on Tuesday as he signed into law a bill designating the Friday after Thanksgiving as American Indian Heritage Day, a new state holiday.
1 day ago- Children’s toys and products containing lead will be banned in Maryland, and suspects charged in many more violent crimes will have their DNA collected. These were among the more than 200 bills Gov. Martin O’Malley signed into law Tuesday.
1 day ago- Senate President Thomas Mike Miller Jr. all but confirmed he will seek re-election to the Senate in 2010 for his 10th four-year term and stopped short of reneging on the retirement plans he announced after the 2006 election.
7 days ago- Gov. Martin O’Malley said in a radio appearance Wednesday a 30 percent decline in Baltimore’s murder rate this year was “in part due to a better partnership with the state,” though he gave the bulk of the credit to Mayor Sheila Dixon, citizens and police.
8 days ago- With new state laws on the books to stem the tide of mortgage foreclosures, Maryland officials are mounting a campaign of mass transit advertising, mailings, billboards, radio spots and newspaper ads to encourage homeowners to seek counseling and refinancing help to avoid losing their houses.
8 days ago- State auditors found a number of problems with state tax collection in a report released Tuesday, including the failure to track down residents who had high incomes but filed no state tax returns. The state comptroller’s office also failed to identify taxpayers who claimed deductions and credits but did not report them on their federal tax returns as required.
8 days ago- An old Ford LTD Crown Victoria came barreling across the asphalt at high speed as reporters and state officials waited in the parking lot of a Northwest Baltimore shopping center for Gov. Martin O’Malley to arrive for a news conference.
12 days ago- About a dozen anti-nuclear demonstrators Friday took to the streets of downtown Baltimore City to counteract Gov. Martin O’Malley’s endorsement of the construction of a third nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs in Maryland.
12 days ago- Maryland’s labor unions are strongly backing approval for the slot machine referendum on the November ballot, they announced Friday. They said it represents a chance to bolster finances for education and other important programs they support and an opportunity to create good union jobs at the slots locations.