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Election Night was not a good night for Comptroller PeterFranchot (D) whose ardent fight to keep slot machines out of Maryland met defeat in every county in the state. He was still fighting this morning, expressing "disappointment" that the measure won and repeating his claim that gambling revenue will not dig state government out of its economic hole. "Slots are not going to be helpful...
Charles E. Graham, the chairman of Marylanders United To Stop Slots, said today that he is considering stepping down out of frustration with the tactics of Comptroller PeterFranchot (D), the most visible member of the anti-slots group. Graham, the business manager for a Washington-area electricians union, said in an interview that he remains morally opposed to slot-machine gambling and...
IBEW Local 26 Business Manager Chuck Graham, Chairman of Marylanders United to Stop Slots , is threatening to leave the group's leadership over the actions of Comptroller PeterFranchot. He is particularly unhappy over the entanglement of the Comptroller's disputes with the Governor with the slots issue and also with a commercial released by the anti-slots group. Here is the ad that has...
Sports Legend, Rocky Gap get rent break, bond payment from Board of Public Works A struggling Baltimore sports museum and Western Maryland resort were put on taxpayer life-support by the Board of Public Works yesterday, over objections by Comptroller PeterFranchot that a state facing huge budget deficits can ill afford to subsidize money-losing projects.
With the 2008 Presidential election behind us, it’s now time to focus on 2010. For those that say it’s way too early, just look around and you’ll already see certain people jockeying for various offices. As it looks now, Martin O’Malley will not face a serious challenge in the Democratic primary. Initially, I thought PeterFranchot would step up. That being said, I think he may be eying...
Maryland tax collections plunged nearly 9 percent last month, compared with the comparable period a year ago as the economic downturn hits state finances. "There is little if any positive news that can be found in October revenue collections," said Comptroller PeterFranchot in a letter to Gov. Martin O'Malley and legislative leaders, warning that the figures "do not reflect the full...
The next wave of slots campaign contributions are in. Here's our updated list of the politicians who contributed to one or more of the groups opposing slots. In our earlier post , we reported these contributions from politicians to Marylanders United to Stop Slots: Friends of PeterFranchot: $6,000 (plus $500 of personal money) Friends for Delegate J.W. Hubbard (D-23A, Prince George’s):...
