Peter Franchot

Sparked by questions regarding the legitimacy of a firm headed by a Republican stalwart, the State Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the firm's certification as a minority business and its selection as a subcontractor on a $110...

Maryland voters will flock to the polls today, lured by a momentous presidential election but also called to decide on slot-machine gambling and to settle one of the most competitive congressional races in the country. Expected record turnout could...

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board praised the Coast Guard yesterday for its adoption of higher standards for average passenger weight in calculating passenger vessel capacity - a move the board had recommended in the aftermath of the...

In a sea of Democrats who gathered last night in celebration and fund raising for one of their own, there appeared an unlikely presence - U.S. Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., the leading Republican gubernatorial candidate. Ehrlich said he attended the...

House Speaker Michael E. Busch rebuffed Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s revised gambling plan yesterday, saying the House of Delegates should not approve slot machines without a full remedy to state budget problems that would include raising taxes. "If it's...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Anti-gambling leaders from Maryland met yesterday with their Pennsylvania counterparts, hoping to establish a defensive perimeter against the expansion of gambling in the Mid-Atlantic. "If it passes in Pennsylvania, it's going to...

Opponents of legalizing slot machines in Maryland, who have persevered in past years with polite, often church-led activism, yesterday launched a new campaign that calls for clogging the fax machines of lawmakers with anti-slots messages until they...

SILVER SPRING - Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's campaign for governor won the backing of Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan yesterday, a significant boost to her quest to keep the Democratic primary clear of opposition. Duncan made his...