A proposal to end the practice of allowing siblings to automatically enroll in specialty programs in Prince George's County schools turned into a freewheeling debate over equity for students Thursday night as school officials grappled with a crowd of parents opposed to changing the policy.
Members of a Maryland commission signaled Thursday that they are ready to award a license to operate the state's largest slot-machine gambling casino at Arundel Mills mall, citing the hundreds of millions of dollars it is projected to generate annually for the state.