Frederick Co. Considers Seeking Slots For Nonprofits
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The Frederick County Commissioners are considering asking the Maryland General Assembly to allow slot machines operated by local nonprofit clubs. The proposal is among 11 that the...
View ArticleMTA Says Fare Raises Needed To Meet Revenue Goals
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Transit Administration says a fare hike is needed to meet state revenue goals without cutting services. The MTA told state lawmakers it would have to raise fares 65 cents...
View ArticleMontgomery County Readies For 5-Cent Bag Fee
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County is getting ready to implement a 5-cent bag tax modeled after the one that took effect in the nation’s capital in January 2010. The Montgomery County Council...
View ArticleJanuary Revenue At 2 Md. Casinos At $13 Million
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Lottery says the state’s two casinos have generated nearly $13 million in revenue in January. The Lottery said Monday that the Hollywood Casino Perryville generated nearly...
View ArticleO’Malley Elaborates On Gas Tax Proposal
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposal to phase in a 6 percent sales tax on gasoline includes money for local road repairs, rules to make it harder to shift transportation dollars to...
View ArticleFebruary Revenue At 2 Md. Casinos Is $15 Million
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Lottery says the state’s two casinos have generated $15 million in revenue in February. The Lottery said that the Hollywood Casino Perryville in Cecil County generated...
View ArticleMd. Board Notes Drop In Income Tax Revenue
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s Board of Revenue Estimates has revised state revenue projections downward by about $80 million for the current fiscal year and $50 million for the next one. The board...
View ArticleMd. House Panel’s Revenue Plan Would Tax Fewer
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Fewer taxpayers would be affected by an income tax increase approved Monday under a House panel’s plan then one approved by the state Senate last week. The House plan also...
View ArticleSen. Miller Says House Budget Could Mean Deep Cuts
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller says changes to the state budget made by House of Delegates committees could mean deep cuts and the need to raise revenue next...
View ArticleMd. Legislature Adjourns Without Revenue Plan: What’s Next For Us?
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — In a strange ending full of finger-pointing over failures, the Maryland General Assembly adjourned Monday at midnight after running out of time and failing to pass a key revenue...
View ArticleGarrett County Boosts Hotel Tax
OAKLAND, Md. (AP) — Garrett County officials say a boost in the local hotel tax will help pay for the county’s recent acquisition of a manmade whitewater course in western Maryland. The Cumberland...
View ArticleBusinesses Near Md. Casino Look Forward To Jobs
By ALEXANDER PYLES The Daily Record of Baltimore HANOVER, Md. (AP) –Doug Bither looks forward to the jobs that will be created when the 330,000-square-foot Maryland Live! casino opens adjacent to the...
View ArticleMd. Casinos Generate More Than $14 Million In May
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Lottery says the state’s two casinos generated more than $14.5 million in revenue in May. The Lottery said Monday that the Hollywood Casino Perryville generated about...
View ArticleOwner Of Online Prostitution Ring Pleads Guilty
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The owner of an online prostitution ring has pleaded guilty to racketeering after he admitted he took in $1.8 million by employing more than 50 prostitutes who worked throughout...
View ArticleGamblers Continue To Pour Into Maryland Live! Casino A Day After Its Grand...
HANOVER, Md. (WJZ)– In its second day of business, Maryland Live! is drawing in tons of gamblers and tons of money. The casino is expected to generate millions of dollars for the state. Derek Valcourt...
View ArticleAAA: D.C. Traffic Cameras Revenue Increasing
WASHINGTON (AP) — AAA Mid-Atlantic says the District of Columbia’s use of speed and red light cameras brought in a record $55 million in fiscal 2011 and could generate even more revenue this year. The...
View ArticleMd. Lottery Says It Breaks Record For 15th Year
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Lottery says it raised a record amount of money for the state in the last fiscal year for the 15th straight year. The lottery said Monday that lottery sales netted $556...
View ArticlePerryville Casino To Cut 400 To 500 Slot Machines
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Revenue at a casino in Perryville dropped by about 32 percent in July compared with the same time last year, the Maryland Lottery announced Monday, and the casino has indicated it...
View ArticleMd. Regulators To Reconsider Billing Amid Outages
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland regulators are reconsidering a policy that allows utilities to bill customers for lost revenue during the first 24 hours of a power outage. The Maryland Public Service...
View ArticleMd. Firefighters Drop Opposition To Ambulance Fee
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The Montgomery County Volunteer Fire-Rescue Association is ending its effort to put a controversial ambulance fee to a public vote. The firefighters announced Monday that they...
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