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Governor Wes Moore Announcement 20230301

Governor Moore announces $13.4 million to support affordable housing following Board of Public Works meeting

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Wes Moore on Wednesday announced $13.4 million to support projects that create or preserve affordable rental housing units, awarded Wednesday morning during the Board of Public Works meeting. The board approved requests from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to provide $10.4 million through the Rental Housing Works Program and $3 million from the […]

Powerball delivers three $50,000 winners in Maryland for February 27 drawing

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Powerball closed out February with a deluge of winning tickets in Maryland, including two $50,000 third-tier winners in the Powerball drawing on Monday night and one $50,000 third-tier winner in the Double Play drawing. Although no one hit the jackpot, there were 8,482 Maryland winners in the Powerball drawing of prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000 and 1,441 Maryland […]

Maryland casinos generate $167.3 million in gaming revenue in January

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $167,270,398 in revenue from slot machines and table games during January 2023. The total represents an increase of $13,516,284 (8.8%) compared to January 2022. Casino gaming contributions to the state in January 2023 totaled $70,728,168, an increase of $8,237,990 (13.2%) compared to January 2022. Contributions to the Education Trust Fund (ETF) in January […]

Winning $1.35 billion Mega Millions ticket sold in Maine, 7 third-tier winning tickets sold in Maryland

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—An historic Mega Millions jackpot roll came to an end on Friday night as the January 13 drawing produced a $1.35 billion jackpot winner in the state of Maine. It is the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and fourth-largest overall in U.S. lottery history. In Maryland, Friday’s Mega Millions drawing produced seven third-tier winning tickets. Six of those […]

Mega Millions jackpot soars to $1.35 billion, five third-tier winning tickets sold in Maryland

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Although there was no Mega Millions jackpot winner on Tuesday night, the drawing produced five third-tier $10,000-winning tickets sold in Maryland. The jackpot for the next Mega Millions drawing on Friday, January 13 rolled to an estimated annuity value of $1.35 billion. If the jackpot is hit at that amount on Friday, it would be the second-largest in Mega […]

Johnny Olszewski Maryland Assocationa of Counties 20230105

Olszewski installed as 1st Vice President of Maryland Association of Counties

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

CAMBRIDGE, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has been installed as the First Vice President of the Maryland Association of Counties. On Thursday evening, January 5, 2023, Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford installed the MACo Board of Directors for 2023. The installation took place at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel in Cambridge, Maryland, during the MACo Winter Conference Inaugural Banquet. “Our […]

Maryland casinos generate $165.2 million in gaming revenue in December

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $165,175,099 in revenue from slot machines and table games during December 2022. The total represents a decrease of $7,726,403 (-4.5%) compared to December 2021. Casino gaming contributions to the state in December 2022 totaled $69,686,506, a decrease of $1,411,802 (-2.0%) compared to December 2021. Contributions to the Education Trust Fund (ETF) in December […]

Baltimore woman arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run in Prince George’s County

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

LAUREL, MD—Maryland State Police have arrested a Baltimore woman in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on December 4 in Prince George’s County. The suspect, Lidia Parada Benitez, 63, of Baltimore, is charged with leaving the scene of an injury collision and failing to report a collision to police. She is currently being held at the Prince George’s […]

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