UPDATE: the Maryland Senate in a 28-14 vote Friday evening passed the bill to expand gambling with table games and sixth casino in Prince George’s County.
Eight Democrats joined six Republicans in opposing the bill backed by Gov. Martin O’Malley and Senate President Mike Miller. The bill passed largely without change from the committee version after the Senate rejected over two dozen floor amendments offered mostly by Republicans.
Day: August 10, 2012
State Roundup, August 10, 2012
Senate panel passes gaming bill to full Senate but what will happen in the House is anybody’s guess; Senate Pres Miller is cautiously optimistic but the Arundel delegation sees the bill as threatening the county; Sen. Young make seek slots concessions for Frederick; meanwhile, some in GOP may end up backing the bill; pit bull legislation voted out of committee; Public Service Commission looks into allowing utilities to charge for the first 24 hours of a power outage; Judge Lynne Battaglia considers running for Maryland Attorney General; and depositions uphold firing claims in harassment lawsuit against Anne Arundel County exec.
No refuge from gambling craze in the heat of a special session
There’s no escaping the gambling craze, whether in the dripping heat of Annapolis in August or the sunny beaches of a cooler Rhode Island.
Last Saturday, barely 15 minutes after setting up my beach chair in Bonnet Shores, R.I., a plane dragging an advertising sign flew over this lovely cove where the Atlantic meets Narragansett Bay. “Vote Yes on 1,” the sign said. “Table Games = R.I. Jobs.”
Even little Rhody is into the latest jobs scheme. If you can’t gin up jobs in manufacturing – say at a decades-old steel mill – expand gambling and create other jobs.
Audio: Pit bull owners demonstrate and testify on legislation
Duane Keenan for MarylandReporter.com provides this audio report on the demonstration and then the hearing on legislation to overturn a court ruling that declared all pit-bulls as inherently dangerous dogs. The ruling does not sit well with owners of friendly pits. They point out that it is wrong to discriminate against one particular kind of dog. Also, holding landlords responsible for the actions of pet-owning tenants means some dog owners may have to get rid of their four-footed family members.
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