By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot has released his first campaign video in his race for governor. He has also announced his hiring of the Tidemore Group, a political consulting…
Peter Franchot
By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot, who has previously called for the resignation of state elections administrator Linda Lamone, has sent the email below to every member of the General…
By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot has called for the reopening of outdoor seating at restaurants. His statement on Facebook is reprinted below. ***** At the start of today’s meeting…
Franchot Chief of Staff Blasts Wilkins
By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot’s Chief of Staff, Len Foxwell, has been in state politics for decades and has seen his share of hard knocks. (Len is famous for…
Franchot Blasts Liquor Monopoly
By Adam Pagnucco. After reading our post on the county liquor monopoly’s takeout cocktail ban, Comptroller Peter Franchot has come out swinging against the monopoly. The Comptroller wrote on his…
By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot has placed the full-page ad below in three local newspapers in the district of his mortal enemy, Senate President Mike Miller. We don’t believe…
Franchot Endorses Blair
By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot has endorsed County Executive candidate David Blair. Franchot is popular with moderate, anti-establishment and pro-business Democrats and this could help Blair consolidate those groups. …
Four More Years for Franchot
By Adam Pagnucco. For many months, rumors have abounded about the Democratic establishment seeking to find a primary challenger to its hated nemesis, Comptroller Peter Franchot. But at the close…
A Mug Half Full
By Adam Pagnucco. A General Assembly compromise passed on Sine Die will allow Diageo’s new brewery in Baltimore County to move forward. But the amended Bill 1283 is a mug…
Outside the Statehouse, Franchot is King
By Adam Pagnucco. Senate President Mike Miller and Comptroller Peter Franchot have renewed their decade-long feud, to the delight of journalists, bloggers and pundits alike. Whether it’s about slots, tax…