Comptroller Decries Bill To Take Regulatory Power Over Alcohol, Tobacco, Gas From Him

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s comptroller is denouncing a measure that would take regulatory powers over alcohol, tobacco and gasoline away from his office.
Comptroller Peter Franchot, a Democrat, said Wednesday the measure is an example of “the very darkest motivations of the Annapolis machine.”
Although Franchot is a Democrat, he has been at odds with the Democratic leadership that controls the General Assembly.
He says the legislation is “petty retribution&rdq