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November 6, 2008

The hatchet remains unburied

Even though the slots vote is now history, it's too soon for a make-up hug between Gov. O'Malley and Comptroller Peter Franchot. Our colleagues Gadi Dechter and Laura Smitherman report the following from Wednesday's Board of Public Works meeting:

"Yesterday, Franchot said he was "obviously disappointed" at the passage of the slots measure he publicly campaigned against, but struck a conciliatory note. "I believe now it’s time to drop the sword between the two sides," he told reporters after a Board of Public Works meeting in Annapolis.

During the meeting, Franchot praised the O’Malley for recent budget cuts and suggested it was "time for all of us to refocus on the fiscal crisis" facing the state.

O’Malley seemed disinclined to take up Franchot’s offer to bury the hatchet between them. "I don’t think a day has gone by where I haven’t been focused on the fiscal crisis," O’Malley said after the meeting. "And I welcome the comptroller’s return to that important work."

Posted by David Nitkin at 9:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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You stay classy, Martin O'Malley.

Posted by: Nate Hale | November 12, 2008 2:36 PM

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Laura Smitherman has been ensconced in the State House basement, writing about the governor, General Assembly and vagaries of Maryland politics for several years. An erstwhile business reporter, her interest in politics dates to her days in Washington when she covered Congress and national campaigns for another media outlet. She now follows a range of policy debates from slot-machine gambling to universal health care and energy regulation, while keeping an eye on the next election.

Paul West covers Washington for The Baltimore Sun, continuing a tradition that began the month the paper was born, in 1837. He hasn't been in the DC bureau that long--only since Ronald Reagan was president. He's covered Congress, the White House and presidential campaigns as the paper's national political correspondent and Washington bureau chief. He's on the lookout for news of significance to Sun readers at the other end of the B/W Parkway. That includes the activities of the state's congressional delegation and anything else that might shed some light on the inner workings of the nation's capital.

Julie Bykowicz's first days as a political reporter, in January 2009, coincided with Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's indictment and the start of the Maryland General Assembly's 426th legislative session. She focuses on coverage of state agencies, such as social services, juvenile justice and prisons. During the session, she wrote about the death penalty, slots parlors and speed cameras, among other hot topics. Julie began political reporting after more than seven years on The Baltimore Sun's crime desk. She lives in Baltimore and works primarily in Annapolis.

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