Baltimore Checkbook: Gov. Hogan, Comptroller Franchot continue to criticize lawmakers over lack of brewery reform

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Gov. Hogan, Comptroller Franchot continue to criticize lawmakers over lack of brewery reform

Gov. Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot continued their two-man campaign against the General Assembly Thursday, criticizing Democratic legislators for stymieing craft brewery reform in the state. Franchot, who is a Democrat himself, has been championing a proposal to ease limits on the state’s brewing industry by getting rid of many caps on production, distribution and sales. But the legislation failed to make it through the General Assembly this year. The lack of reform has created…