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Maryland governor gains slot legislation win21 November 2007MARYLAND -- As reported by the Baltimore Sun: "Gov. Martin O'Malley took a huge risk this fall, calling leery legislators back to Annapolis to consider a package of tax increases, spending cuts and expanded gambling. "He won big, securing passage of the most ambitious set of legislation a Maryland governor has attempted in years. He and the Democratic leaders of the General Assembly were all smiles yesterday as he signed bills aimed at closing a projected $1.7 billion budget shortfall, expanding health care and establishing the framework of a slots program, should voters legalize it next year. "...The 44-year-old Democratic governor laid to rest all doubt that he could get his way in Annapolis, but the question that will determine his future might be whether his big win is a pyrrhic victory. Republicans are itching to talk to voters about O'Malley's tax increases, and their former governor, Republican Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., is already using his public platform to criticize his successor..." |