Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The City Council passed a resolution asking that the city maintain recreation spending.
The administration of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will withhold comment on a resolution asking for the state legislature to pass a bill requiring the city to maintain a level of funding for recreation after voters approved table gaming in the state. In November, voters approved table games in the state, with 50 percent of the funds coming to Baltimore earmarked for maintenance, operation and construction of recreational facilities. The City Council passed a resolution last week asking the city’s state legislators to add a provision to the bill requiring the city to maintain its spending level on recreation, in addition to the funds coming from gaming. "If we are going to be receiving dedicated state funds toward recreation, then these …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Focus shifts to the House on Monday where both bills will be debated and voted on.
Focus on legislation to expand gambling and overturn a controversial Court of Appeals ruling on pit bulls shifts to the House of Delegates. A House Ways and Means subcommittee will meet Saturday to discuss legislation that would open Maryland casinos to table games and could possibly legalize a sixth casino in Prince George's County if voters approve the law in a referendum vote in November. The Senate adopted four amendments to the bill including a $500 annual license fee per table game that would go to a gambling addiction fund and requiring that one member of the gaming commission come from a jurisdiction with a video lottery facility. A number of the 23 amendments rejected by the Senate involved earmarking parts of the money to roll …
Patch gives readers' a chance to sound off each week on controversial topics or to share some personal experiences around current events.
The Maryland General Assembly is considering approving a bill during a special session that would permit a sixth casino in Prince George’s County, and allow for table games at existing gaming sites. Gov. Martin O’Malley called the special session so the issue can be put on the ballot as a referendum before voters in the Nov. 6 general election. But Patch wants to know how readers want the legislators who represent North Baltimore to vote. North Baltimore is represented in the House of Delegates by Del. Shawn Z. Tarrant, Del. Frank Conaway, Del. Barbara Robinson, Del. Samuel "Sandy" Rosenberg, Del. Nathaniel "Nat" Oaks, Del. Jill Carter, Del. Maggie McIntosh, Del. Curt Anderson and Del. Mary Washington. The area is represented in the …
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