Maryland lawmakers find themselves in an unusual position as they enter the final hours of their annual session Monday, having resolved most of the high-priority issues before them, ranging from policing reform to pandemic financial aid.
Even the final major issue on the last day to-do list — setting up a sports gambling industry — appears to be resolved, coming down to just a matter of legislative formalities.
After the House of Delegates and state Senate backed different approaches for how many licenses should be issued for in-person and online betting, unofficial negotiations over the past couple of days yielded a compromise.