Brown offers ‘compact’ with Md. businesses, brushes off questions about Gansler

By John Wagner and Bill Turque

 

Maryland gubernatorial hopeful Anthony G. Brown on Thursday proposed a nine-point “compact” with the private sector to boost the state’s business climate and sought to steer clear of questions about his rival’s controversial June appearance at a raucous beach-house party for recent high school graduates.

Brown (D), the state’s lieutenant governor for the past seven years, said his plan includes pledges to reform Maryland’s tax code and streamline regulations, as well as steps such as investing in skills training programs and curbing energy costs.

His presentation at a business event in Baltimore was largely overshadowed by the brouhaha over reports of fellow Democratic contender Douglas F. Gansler’s visit to the party at a beach house where his 19-year-old son was staying.

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