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Remembering Frank Pugh
Francis X. (Frank) Pugh, a legend in the Maryland Attorney General‘s Office for more than 30 years, died on July 17. Everyone who knew Frank Pugh feels the loss. To […]
Editorial: A lawsuit worth pursuing
Four years ago, the city of Baltimore filed a federal lawsuit against Wells Fargo, contending that the city had lost property tax revenue amid a rising demand for municipal services because of foreclosures caused by the bank’s discriminatory lending practices.
RG Steel laying off 1,975 at Sparrows Point
RG Steel LLC told Maryland‘s labor department Thursday that it will lay off almost 2,000 employees starting June 4, as the company idles operations at its Sparrows Point steel mill. […]
720 furloughed at Sparrows Point
About 720 workers at the Sparrows Point steel mill will be laid off until early March, according to the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. New owner RG Steel […]
Week in review: 10/21/11
Redistricting plan approved Gov. Martin O’Malley signed his congressional redistricting plan Thursday, shortly after the state Senate took a final vote to correct typographical errors in the bill. The Senate first […]
Audit faults DLLR for lax computer security
Personal information about licenses and unemployment — including names, addresses, birth dates, credit card and Social Security numbers — was left relatively unguarded on computers at the Department of Labor, […]
Jockey club, Penn National headed to arbitration over Rosecroft simulcasts
The Maryland Jockey Club and Penn National Gaming Inc. will turn to an independent arbitrator to craft a simulcast arrangement for Rosecroft Raceway after the two sides missed another deadline […]
Lenders increasingly turn to middlemen, cutting appraisers’ pay
Since 2008, the number of appraisers in Maryland has dropped 42 percent as the industry has been hit hard by bank failures, litigation over their role in bad mortgages and […]
Unemployment up to 7% as Maryland’s labor market remains unsettled
Maryland’s labor market continued to flounder in June as the unemployment rate rose to 7 percent and the state posted the worst rate of job growth in the country in […]
Jockey club, Penn National deadlock on simulcasting agreement for Rosecroft
The Maryland Jockey Club and Penn National Gaming Inc. will miss a Friday deadline for reaching an agreement on simulcasting thoroughbred races at Rosecroft Raceway. The two parties had until […]
O’Malley quiet on Md. jobs report
Updated at 4 p.m. Gov. Martin O’Malley released a statement on the May jobs report just a few minutes ago. In it, he acknowledges “May was a tough month for […]
Week in Review – 5/27/2011
Inner Harbor makeover Sweeping redevelopment plans for the Inner Harbor — including a $900 million multiplex for a new arena, hotel and expanded convention center, waterfront attractions and a new look […]
