Poor, minorities seen as bearing weight of slots
Maryland's poor and minority communities are likely to bear the heaviest burden if state lawmakers adopt Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s plan to allow slot machines at four racetracks, a...
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4 feet, but in snowy Garrett, who's counting?
Garrett County residents took the weekend's storm in stride - despite what is believed to be a record-setting 4 feet of snow. State highway officials, who for years have measured...
Slots bill left out zoning, planning, impact, aid
In its haste to put together a plan to legalize slot machines, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s administration appears to have left serious gaps that could delay the start of...
Probe of crime office is revived
After many weeks of little visible activity, the U.S. attorney's office is stepping up its investigation into the practices of the governor's crime control office. Among other things, prosecutors appear...
Key legislators doubt slots bill revenue figure
Top legislators expressed growing doubts yesterday that they could count on gambling revenue from Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s plan for slot machines at racetracks to close next year's budget...
Killer's low profile frustrates police
After the Washington-area sniper apparently struck again in Virginia yesterday, hundreds of police officers set up one of the biggest dragnets the region has ever seen. Major highways were shut...
Memo advises on anti-crime agency grants
The Maryland attorney general's office has generally found nothing wrong with a state anti-crime agency hiring staffers through federal grants given to the University of Maryland, according to a memo...
Employee records sought in probe
Federal authorities investigating a state crime-control office overseen by Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend have issued new subpoenas seeking personnel records for a former Maryland State Police employee and the...
Vague U.S. rules could hamper probe of grants
Justice Department investigators trying to determine whether federal funds were misspent by a Maryland crime control office might face one central hurdle: vague guidelines established by their own agency for...
Townsend asks attorney general about grant use
Reacting to a federal investigation that is haunting her campaign, Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend asked the state attorney general yesterday to rule whether an agency she oversees is properly...