"I support the slots because I think with all the financial struggles the county has and the state has with financing education that we need to start keeping our money in our own state instead of having people travel to Delaware or West Virginia."
- Tamara Johnson
Teacher from Anne Arundel County
In the News
Anti-slots leader threatens to quit
October 29, 2008, Baltimore Sun - The chairman of a group fighting Maryland's slot-machine referendum threatened today to resign to protest "personal attacks" on Gov. Martin O'Malley made by the campaign and its political figurehead, Comptroller Peter Franchot. The chairman, electrical union business manager Charles E. Graham, accused Franchot of a "hidden agenda" of personal ambition that Graham said was revealed in the group's latest television ad. The ad echoes arguments Franchot has been making for months.
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More Press
- 10/28/08 - Anti-Slots Leader Decries Franchot’s Tactics
- 10/26/08 - Farm Bureau comes down on the side of Question 2
- 10/25/08 - Slots Will Support State Services
News
Slots Referendum Wins in 59% Landslide
November 05, 2008 -
Slots Referendum Wins in 59% Landslide; Measure Wins in EVERY Jurisdiction in Maryland; Two-Thirds of Similar Elections Lose
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Video
Franchot Not Morally Opposed to Gambling
Peter Franchot says he is not morally opposed to gambling.MORE VIDEOS
- New TV Ad: “Right Now”
- First TV Ad: Afford
- The Faces and Facts of the Maryland Slots Referendum
- Chamber of Commerce Chair Betty Buck
- Business Owner Francel Smith
- Teacher Sydney Hankerson
- Teacher Steve Brako
- Teacher Tamara Johnson
- Teacher Wanda Twigg
- Maryland Retailers Association President Tom Saquella
- Teacher Mary Lou Coffin
- Teacher Jill Davis
Blog
5 days left to Get the Facts
October 30, 2008 Here at ForMaryland.org we've made it even easier to figure out to find out how voting for Question 2 will benefit you.
PREVIOUS POSTS
- 10/27/08 - Maryland higher education group endorses Question 2
- 10/09/08 - Washington Post: Layoffs, Trims In Education, Services Coming
- 10/08/08 - New Round of Maryland Budget Cuts Could Hit All Services
- 09/20/08 - Radio ads hit the air
- 09/19/08 - Slots seen as helpful to local transportation improvements
