Abell NewsLocal news for Abell, MD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Nonprofits fight for gambling- March 8, 2008 They drain lottery revenues and jeopardize passage of November's slot machine referendum, but charitable organizations told a Senate committee on Wednesday that electronic gaming machines are pivotal to their ... via The Independenthttp://www.topix.net/city/abell-md/2008/03/nonprofits-fight-for-gambling?fromrss=1 Death penalty costs Md. more than life term- March 6, 2008 "They get assigned to my most experienced lawyers, who will work as many hours as it takes to put the case on, and don't get any more money." The death penalty has cost Maryland taxpayers at least $186 million more in prosecuting and defending capital murder cases over two decades than would have been spent without the threat of execution, according to a study to be released today. In addition, because most death sentences in Maryland are overturned and eventually reduced to life without...http://www.topix.net/city/abell-md/2008/03/death-penalty-costs-md-more-than-life-term?from... Committee Holds Hearing On Gambling Machines- March 5, 2008 "Marylanders will have an opportunity in November to have their voices heard on legalized gambling in our state" Lawmakers who want to ban video bingo and other electronic gaming devices made their case before a Senate committee on Wednesday, but charitable organizations said the targeted machines are a big help to them. via WRC Washington DC Channel 4http://www.topix.net/city/abell-md/2008/03/committee-holds-hearing-on-gambling-machines?fr... Franchot pushes for ban on video gambling machines- March 4, 2008 "The ultimate solution to this problem requires an outright and explicit ban on these machines." Comptroller Peter Franchot , who has long opposed the expansion of gambling in Maryland, called on lawmakers today to approve legislation that would ban video gambling machines by next year. via The Baltimore Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/abell-md/2008/03/franchot-pushes-for-ban-on-video-gambling-machi... |