Court rejects Democratic challenge to redistricting referendum; after Senate passes gambling legislation, House says the bill will likely change; addiction specialists want more help for gamblers; House wants joint oversight; some opposition mounts to reimbursing Arundel for revenue losses as well as to banning casino owner campaign donation; how did the senators vote?; special sessions – within the last 12 months there have been three – can be difficult for legislators, many of whom work in the private sector; tax free shopping week kicks off with a bang; new revelations in Arundel police depositions; and Wicomico voters to decide on charter.
Day: August 13, 2012
Gambling bill slows to freight-train pace in House, but still moving
The bill to expand casino gambling in Maryland that came out of the Senate Friday evening on an express train has slowed to freight-train speed in the House. The House Ways & Means Committee held a five-hour hearing Friday as the Senate was wrapping up work on the bill, and the final witness provided a cautionary tale of what happened in another state where he was a member of the legislature.
Audio: Senate approves dog-bite bill; House committee hears other options
The General Assembly dealt with issues involving dogs again on Friday, seeking to overturn a Court of Appeals opinion that held pit bulls “inherently dangerous.” The whole Senate approved Senate Bill 2. Duane Keenan provided this audio report that includes Senate action, and testimony from three delegates on their bills.
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