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Southwest seeks to trim gates, not flights, at BWI
Amid a flagging economy, Southwest Airlines wants to give up nearly a quarter of its gates at Maryland's flagship airport, company officials said yesterday. The low-cost carrier, which operates more than half the flights at Baltimore-Washington...Tags: National Government, AirTran, Transportation Accidents, Southwest Airlines Company, Air Transportation
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State tax collections plunge 9% in October
Maryland tax collections plunged nearly 9 percent last month, compared with the comparable period a year ago as the economic downturn hits state finances. "There is little if any positive news that can be found in October revenue collections," said...Tags: Sales, State Budgets, Martin O'Malley
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Maryland rescues museum, resort
A struggling Baltimore sports museum and Western Maryland resort were put on taxpayer life-support by the Board of Public Works yesterday, over objections by Comptroller Peter Franchot that a state facing huge budget deficits can ill afford to subsidize...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Tourism and Leisure, Anthony G Brown, Dining and Drinking, Economic Policy
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The comptroller takes a hit
With the passage of the slots referendum last week, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot dined on a big, cold wedge of humble pie last week that Gov. Martin O'Malley and some other Democrats were only too happy to serve. If the comptroller's relations with...Tags: National Government, Tourism and Leisure, Executive Branch, State Budgets, Government
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Let legislators deal with budget woes
State Comptroller Peter Franchot's call for a bipartisan group to undertake a "critical review of state revenues and spending" is indeed (sorry, Jay Hancock) a dumb thought, an idiotic attempt to, literally, pass the buck ("Bipartisan budget-cuts panel... -
Danger slots pose still the real issue
We were confused as to the reason anti-slots leader Charles E. Graham threatened to quit over state Comptroller Peter Franchot's "hidden agenda" ("Anti-slots leader threatens to quit," Oct. 29). But we are not confused about how strongly we oppose Gov....Tags: Ellicott City, Martin O'Malley
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Will referendum be final word on Md. slots? Don't bet on it
After years of gridlock in Annapolis, millions of dollars spent by gambling interests, and incessant protest rallies, voters may render the final verdict Tuesday on slot machines in Maryland. But don't bet on it. Slots gambling has been one of the...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Games, Tourism and Leisure, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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In Maryland, slots share the spotlight
Maryland voters will flock to the polls today, lured by a momentous presidential election but also called to decide on slot-machine gambling and to settle one of the most competitive congressional races in the country.
Expected record turnout could...Tags: Baptist, Christianity, Tourism and Leisure, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Laws
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Franchot's office objects to bid to delay contract
Comptroller Peter Franchot's office yesterday accused Gov. Martin O'Malley's chief of staff of a "highly irregular" attempt to delay an $87 million information technology contract between the tax collection office and Accenture, a consulting firm. Michael...Tags: Technology, Accenture Limited, Local Authority, Computer Sciences, Martin O'Malley
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Anti-slots leader threatens to quit
The chairman of a group fighting Maryland's slot-machine referendum threatened yesterday to resign to protest "personal attacks" on Gov. Martin O'Malley made by the campaign and its political figurehead, Comptroller Peter Franchot. The chairman,...Tags: National Government, Voting, Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Referenda
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Maryland voters approve slot machines
Marylanders voted overwhelmingly to legalize slot-machine gambling in the state after a rancorous campaign, dealing Gov. Martin O'Malley a ballot-box success and settling a debate over which politicians had deadlocked for years.
The constitutional...Tags: Real Estate Agents, Tourism and Leisure, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Gaming and Lotteries, Addiction
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O'Malley rides a Democratic wave
On the electoral map, Maryland just got bluer and Gov. Martin O'Malley's future got brighter.
Riding the wave of excitement over Barack Obama's historic presidential bid and voter discontent over the economy, the Democratic Party enlisted more than 225,...Tags: National Government, Voting, Early Voting, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Queen Anne's County
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