Travelers to Annapolis have always been able to stay in a historic property, but not the likes of the property Ed Hale Sr. has in mind.
Hale, a Republican candidate for governor, said that instead of raising taxes — the Baltimore businessman is firmly anti-tax — he wants to turn the governor’s mansion into a moneymaker, renting it out for events, overnight stays and the like.
“I’m a single man, and living in that mansion, I don’t want to do that,” Hale said. “That, to me, should be turned from an expense into some sort of revenue source.”…