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National Harbor to Host Anti-Gambling Conference
Taylor Branch will speak out against gambling.
(By Nikki Kahn -- The Washington Post)
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He later joined the Department of Business and Economic Development as a director of economic development for the capital and Western Maryland region. Smith was let go after a year as part of a department reorganization, he said.
-- John Wagner
State Plans No Charges Against EBay Vote Seller
The Maryland state prosecutor's office has declined to pursue election fraud charges against a Catonsville man caught trying to sell his vote for the November election on eBay.
Aaron Fischer's auction had opened at $3.99. He offered potential bidders the chance to "influence the political climate like never before" in the presidential election and said he would video himself casting his ballot "to ensure your vote counts."
The auction was brought to the attention of Maryland election officials, who called eBay and informed the company's marketing department that vote selling is illegal. Ebay then created software that detects similar offers, which had popped up on the site from several states. The case was referred to the Maryland state prosecutor's office.
In a Sept. 8 letter to Jared DeMarinis, director of candidacy and campaign finance for the Maryland State Board of Elections, chief investigator James I. Cabezas said the probe was closed. "Notwithstanding conducted interviews, there is insufficient evidence to prove criminal intent," Cabezas wrote.
Fischer did not respond to an e-mail.
-- Lisa Rein
Magazine Says Senators Among Nicest, Meanest
Maryland is home to one of the nicest and one of the meanest members of the U.S. Senate, at least according to Washingtonian magazine.
In an annual poll of Capitol Hill aides, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) topped the list of "meanest" senators. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) ranked No. 2 on the "nicest" list.
The survey produced plenty of good news for House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), who topped three House categories: "workhorse," "most eloquent" and "member I'd most like to see as president in 2012."
-- John Wagner
