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  "path": "/2026/05/07/legislative-panel-presses-pause-on-laurel-park-purchase/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T09:00:58.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Budget",
    "Gov & Politics",
    "1/ST",
    "Board of Public Works",
    "Churchill Downs",
    "Gov. Wes Moore",
    "Laurel Park",
    "Legislative Policy Committee",
    "Maryland Economic Development Corp.",
    "Maryland Stadium Authority",
    "Pimlico Race Course",
    "Preakness Stakes",
    "President Bill Ferguson",
    "The Stronach Group",
    "Treasurer Dereck Davis"
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  "textContent": "A legislative panel is delaying the proposed purchase of Laurel Park by the Maryland Stadium Authority, asking for a cost-benefit review of the $48.5 million deal that was announced suddenly just over two weeks ago.",
  "title": "Legislative panel presses pause on Laurel Park purchase"
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