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Franchot Demands State Officials Speed Up Rent Relief Disbursement, Calls For More Detailed Data

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Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) grilled a state housing official over the state’s sluggish rent relief disbursement at a Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday, and said “not one family should be evicted” while the state has access to hundreds of millions in federal relief funding.

Opinion: Laboring to get answers on Maryland’s unemployment woes

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In my three decades of public service, I thought I’d heard it all.

Laboring to get answers on Maryland’s unemployment woes

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In my three decades of public service, I thought I’d heard it all.

During Debate Over $100M Contract, Franchot and Kopp Decry Continued Use of Emergency Contracts

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Maryland’s top fiscal leaders sounded the alarm once again on Wednesday over state spending through emergency contracts that are exempt from the financial oversight and transparency generally required for large expenses.

Correcting course in Maryland’s stimulus spending | COMMENTARY

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Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, governments at most every level have, often to their credit, recognized that the potential damage to the U.S. economy was profound.

Franchot urges Hogan to offer incentives to lure workers back

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Maryland’s top tax collector is calling for a statewide incentive to coax out-of-work residents to return to the workplace.

Franchot, Kopp Slam State Agencies Over Their Late-Filed Contracts

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How long does it take to fax a three-page report from one agency to another during a pandemic?

Comptroller Sets Up Workgroup to Track State, Federal COVID Spending

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State Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) announced Wednesday that he is creating a panel within his agency to conduct a comprehensive review of state and federal COVID-related spending.

Mid-Atlantic Region of LIUNA Endorses Franchot For Governor

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Earlier this week, Peter Franchot’s campaign released a list of 112 current and former elected officials who have thrown their support behind Peter Franchot for Governor of Maryland in the 2022 election.

Franchot Gets a Jump on Statewide Endorsements for Gubernatorial Run

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Earlier this week, Peter Franchot’s campaign released a list of 112 current and former elected officials who have thrown their support behind Peter Franchot for Governor of Maryland in the 2022 election.

Franchot Describes Run For Governor In 2022 As "Spirited Campaign of Young Ideas"

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Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot recently commented on his plans to run for governor of Maryland in 2022. He initially announced that he was running for the position in January 2020.

Peter Franchot: Why Hogan’s COVID Relief Proposal Isn’t Enough

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Avid Maryland Matters readers — particularly my colleagues in the legislature — know that for several months I’ve advocated for a Maryland stimulus package that helps Marylanders, small businesses, and communities most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.