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Gambling expansion wins narrow victory
After the most expensive political campaign in Maryland's history, proponents of a plan to expand the reach and variety of casino gambling in Maryland won a narrow victory.
The measure would allow Maryland casinos to offer table games such as blackjack...Tags: Movies, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Prince George's County, Baltimore County, Political Fundraising
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In a night of close races, Epps tops Murray for school board
Only 120 votes separated the two candidates in the race for the District 1 seat on the Prince George’s County Board of Education, but in Wednesday’s early morning hours, Zabrina Epps defeated David Murray in the general election. “I&...
Tags: Catonsville, Students, Howard County, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), Carrollton
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Gambling, gay marriage and presidential race draw long lines to polls
Voters across Maryland reported record lines and waits of up to two hours Tuesday as a close presidential contest and several controversial state ballot questions drew people to the polls. "In all the elections I've been to, I've never seen a line this...
Tags: Digital Harbor High School, Executive Branch, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, American Civil Liberties Union, Illegal Immigrants
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Long lines of voters in Laurel on Election Day
Polls opened in Laurel at 7 a.m. today, with parking lots full and voters greeting a cool morning, with temperatures below freezing. At Laurel Woods Elementary, the lines were long and things were a "little tense" in the first hour after election...
Tags: Ken Ulman, Steny Hoyer, Hurricane Sandy (2012), U.S. Supreme Court, Benjamin L. Cardin
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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: Movies, MGM Resorts International, Personal Service, Companies and Corporations, Penn National Gaming
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PG school board approves new teacher contract
The Prince George's County Board of Education unanimously approved a new contract for teachers represented by the Prince George's County Educator's Association. The vote, taken Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the board's meeting, means that for the first time in...Tags: Movies, Students, Teachers, Laurel, Elementary Schools
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O'Malley, county execs appear in new casino ads
Proponents of expanded gambling have enlisted four leading political figures — including Gov. Martin O'Malley — to make television ads assuring voters that the additional tax revenue expected to flow into state coffers will go to education....Tags: Movies, Executive Branch, Values, Lawyers, Government
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Dream Act supporters ramp up campaign
Supporters of Maryland's Dream Act, a measure passed by the General Assembly last year extending in-state college tuition to the children of some illegal immigrants, are staging a series of events this week to build momentum in their effort to uphold it ...Tags: Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Maryland Dream Act, Community College of Baltimore County, Illegal Immigrants, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Rawlings-Blake, Ogden star in pro-casino ad
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake brings on the muscle in a just-released ad warning voters that casino owners in West Virginia are behind the opposition to the proposed gambling expansion plan on the Nov. 6 ballot. In the ad, the former Ravens star...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Prince George's County, Casino and Gambling Industry, MGM Resorts International, Penn National Gaming
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Letter: District 21 officials endorse Epps for school board
Prince George's schools need new, experienced leadership to recruit a top notch new superintendent of schools and make local schools increasingly attractive to families who live here and those who are considering where to live. There are two candidates...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Laurel, Prince George's County, Baltimore County
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Curry to bring grassroots touch to pro-casino campaign
Armed with a $500,000 war chest donated by the developer of National Harbor, former Prince George's County Executive Wayne K. Curry plans to conduct a grassroots campaign on behalf of the gambling expansion question on the Nov. 6 ballot. Curry's campaign...Tags: MGM Resorts International, Penn National Gaming, Prince George's County, Casino and Gambling Industry, Elections
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Incumbent District 1 school board rep resigns
Rosalind Johnson, the Prince George's County Board of Education member representing District 1, resigned from her position Tuesday, Oct. 16. Johnson's resignation follows a report Monday, Oct. 15 from The Washington Post that she was no longer living...
Tags: Laurel, The Washington Post, Judges, Prince George's County, Carrollton
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