Politics

Divided over slots

Montgomery teachers vote to stay neutral; other groups try to thread needle, avoid conflict within alliances

• Old hand, newbie drawn to slots fight
• O’Malley gives hints on vetoes
• Montgomery council sees rift between Leggett, Hanson
• Superdelegates are undeclared and unfazed
• Reporter’s Notebook: Governing is easy. Baseball? Not so much.
• Three in running for Raker’s seat
• Tyler a veteran of tough battles in Maryland
• Attorneys general reach Facebook agreement
• Child advocates open new office
• Ballot snafu leaves off candidates’ parties
• Pennsylvania wind powers Maryland water-sewer system
• Raring to vote, 17-year-olds confused by elections board rejection letter
• Maryland seeks federal disaster funding for commercial crabbers

Business Highlights

• Shooting for the moon
• Akonni nabs $6M in private capital
• Regulators sanction Lanham homebuilder
• Legislators criticize National Harbor deals
• Johns Hopkins' Rockville campus turns 20
• Pharmaceutical giant pays $13.3M in federal settlement