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Government
Senate passes bill to save PreaknessPublished 04/12/09
Legislation to allow the state to seize Magna Entertainment's racetracks, including Laurel Park, is galloping through the General Assembly session that ends tomorrow. The state Senate passed a bill from Gov. Martin O'Malley 32-14 yesterday to purchase or exercise eminent domain to acquire the Maryland assets of Magna, which declared bankruptcy in March. Those properties include Laurel Park in west county, the Bowie Race Course Training Center, Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore and all rights and events associated with the Preakness Stakes. O'Malley's administration and legislative leaders have been in a state of...
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