Leaders of nearly a
dozen unions, mostly in the construction trades, want lawmakers to
approve an expanded gambling bill in a special session of the Maryland
General Assembly.
The labor leaders
delivered a letter Friday to Governor Martin O'Malley, House Speaker
Michael Busch and Senate President Mike Miller.
Patrick Moran, executive director of AFSCME Maryland, is among the labor leaders who signed the letter.
The labor leaders
say a sixth casino in Prince George's County, and the addition of table
games at the state's five remaining casinos, "creates the structure for
long-term revenue growth for Maryland."
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This just isn't going to happen until Mike Miller's Counties get their Casinos. Calvert County already has slots under the disguise of "Bingo" at Chesapeake Beach. PG County has already been pushing theirs. More quietly, Charles County want's to revive Colonial Beach (accessed via VA but residing in MD). Greed has had the Legislature drooling so much, they forgot to pass a budget.
ReplyDeleteThe icing on the cake is that O'Malley has been pushing to DECREASE the share Casino owners must give up to the State while INCREASING tax and fees to citizens must give to the State.
The criminal unions are trying to find more sources of revenue to keep the unions funded with
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