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Casino license competitors have strengths, weaknesses
Although Maryland has handed out five casino operating licenses, the state is entering uncharted territory with the allocation of its sixth. For the first time, there's real competition. Three serious operators submitted bids to run a casino in Prince...
Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Casino and Gambling, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Tourism and Leisure, MGM Resorts International
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3 bids entered for Prince George's casino site
Two more bidders emerged Friday — one a surprise — to compete against MGM Resorts International for the right to build a casino in Prince George's County, which stands with the state to reap millions of dollars from the project. Penn...
Tags: Baltimore Hotels, Los Angeles Hotels, MGM Resorts International, Movies, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Referendum petition drive targets Prince George's schools takeover bill
A signature-collecting petition drive has started in Prince George's County to try to force County Executive Rushern Baker III's impending school takeover to a 2014 referendum. The Citizens for an Elected Board has to collect 8,000 signatures by May...
Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Prince George's County, Maryland General Assembly, Judges
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Prince George's interim superintendent resigns
In the midst of a system takeover by Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker III, the school system's interim superintendent, Alvin Crawley, has resigned. Crawley notified the Board of Education of his intent to resign on Thursday, April 25,...
Tags: Annapolis, Teaching and Learning
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Four Prince George's Board of Education members to be appointed
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker III and the County Council are currently accepting applications from residents who are interested in serving in appointment positions on the Board of Education. Baker will appoint three residents. The county...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Bowie, Public Schools, Schools, Government
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Session behind him, O'Malley says he'll think about whether to run for president
With a productive General Assembly session behind him, Gov. Martin O'Malley said Wednesday that he will use the second half of the year to consider whether to run for the White House. "I need to be spending a lot more energy and time giving serious...
Tags: Death Penalty, Martin O'Malley, Interior Policy, Elections, Prince George's County
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Md. House passes partial takeover of troubled Prince George's schools
The House of Delegates passed a bill Saturday that would give the Prince George's County executive an unprecedented responsibility for the county's troubled school system. The legislation, approved after the House agreed to the Senate's rewrite of the...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Prince George's County
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Superintendent finalist drops out of running in Prince George's County
One of the finalists in the running to be the next superintendent of Prince George's County Public Schools has taken himself out of consideration, the school system announced Tuesday, April 2. Eric Becoats, currently superintendent of Durham Public...
Tags: Public Schools, Schools
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Say no to Prince George's schools takeover
With its financial woes, low test scores, frequent leadership turnover and underperforming schools, Prince George's County's school system is failing its approximately 125,000 students, and its elected school board appears highly dysfunctional. Under...
Tags: Elections, Finance, Teaching and Learning, Prince George's County, Annapolis
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Board calls Baker's proposed school takeover unnecessary gamble
The Prince George’s County Board of Education is calling County Executive Rushern Baker III’s proposal to take over the school system an “unnecessary distraction that gambles away the future of our children.” The board issued a...
Tags: Public Schools, The Washington Post, Chicago Public Schools, Teaching and Learning, Schools
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Prince George's County Executive proposes 'lean' FY14 budget
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker III's proposed budget for fiscal year 2014, released Thursday, will implement five-day furloughs, "minimal reduction" in the workforce and an incentivized voluntary retirement program. The budget, which...Tags: Finance, Health and Safety at School, Prince George's County, Budgets and Budgeting
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