Budget cuts stir slots debate between Franchot, O?Malley

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Comptroller Peter Franchot said he was “inclined” to support more than $300 million in state budget cuts Gov. Martin O’Malley will propose today to the Board of Public Works on which they both serve.

But the two Democrats argued sharply about whether the ballot referendum on slot machine gambling would stave off future budget pain.

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