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Casino question spending spree tops $87 million
The spending spree surrounding the battle over expanded gambling in Maryland continued to escalate in the final days before Tuesday's election -- with the two sides reporting spending more than $87 million in their efforts to sway voters. With Election...
Tags: Prince George's County, Casino and Gambling Industry, Martin O'Malley, MGM Resorts International
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Casino backer funds no-same-sex marriage effort
The developer of National Harbor may have given supporters of same-sex marriage and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants an incentive to vote against expanded gambling by financing a Republican group's sample ballot opposing their causes. State...Tags: Family, Casino and Gambling Industry, Same-Sex Marriage, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley
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It's robocall season for voters
Voters in Maryland's 6th Congressional District have been hearing a familiar Arkansas drawl on the phone this week: It's Bill Clinton calling, letting them know he thinks the world of Democratic candidate John Delaney. All over the state, Marylanders...
Tags: Public Officials, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, MGM Resorts International, Roscoe G Bartlett
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Md. voters evenly split on same-sex marriage
As the Nov. 6 election nears, likely Maryland voters are evenly divided on whether to make same-sex marriage legal in the state after opposition has grown in recent weeks, according to a new opinion poll conducted for The Baltimore Sun. Meanwhile, most...
Tags: Family, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Judges, MGM Resorts International
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Lawsuit attempts to nullify results of gambling referendum
ANNAPOLIS —Former Prince George's County Councilman Thomas Dernoga, a Laurel resident, filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the constitutionality of the expanded gambling referendum. If successful, the lawsuit could nullify the results of Question...
Tags: Michael E. Busch, Judges, Justice System, Martin O'Malley, Douglas F. Gansler
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Searching for votes on a football Sunday
Republican state Sen. Nancy Jacobs, running a long-shot campaign to oust Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, stood in a cold wind along York Road waving a big purple sign along with a dozen supporters. Money is scarce. There's been little help from her party in...
Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Mitt Romney, University of Maryland, College Park, MGM Resorts International, Steny Hoyer
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Senator accuses Franchot of promoting West Virginia
Comptroller Peter Franchot proudly describes himself as Maryland's chief fiscal officer, but a senior state senator is accusing him of acting against the state's interests and promoting West Virginia's in the fight over expanded gambling. Sen. James...Tags: Prince George's County
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MGM to open information center at National Harbor
MGM Resorts International will open a visitor center at National Harbor next week as part of its campaign to win approval to build a "destination" casino at the site on the Potomac River. The international casino and entertainment company said it will...Tags: Rushern Baker, Prince George's County, Companies and Corporations, MGM Resorts International, Movies
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National Harbor funds Curry push for casino measure
Two companies trying to win approval of a Prince George's County casino have turned over almost $1 million to former County Executive Wayne K. Curry to run a "grass-roots" operation to deliver votes for Question 7 on Election Day. The Peterson Cos.,...
Tags: Prince George's County, Elections, MGM Resorts International, Gaylord Entertainment Company, Voting
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Casino campaign money poised to exceed 3 governor races combined
Spending in the mammoth media battle over a proposed expansion of gambling in Maryland is approaching $70 million and is poised to exceed the totals for the last three gubernatorial contests -- combined -- before Election Day. New figures reported by the...Tags: Prince George's County, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Elections, MGM Resorts International
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Casino backers tout police, fire, NAACP support
On a day when campaigning over gambling expansion was otherwise muted by storm cleanup, proponents of a new casino in Prince George's County flaunted the endorsements of police and fire unions and the state NAACP and pointed to their support in a...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Public Officials, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, MGM Resorts International
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Both sides of marriage camp spending rapidly
The campaigns to support and oppose same-sex marriage in Maryland have this in common: Both have nearly emptied their coffers. The Maryland Marriage Alliance, which opposes same-sex marriage, had $95,000 left in its bank account for the final stretch...Tags: Family, Same-Sex Marriage, MGM Resorts International, Voting, Republican Party
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