At-large County Council challenger Becky Wagner has selected a campaign manager and announced a fundraiser. These are the first steps in a widely anticipated run for public office.Wagner has been…
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A Note on Maintenance of Effort
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One of the points made by Blair Lee in his must-read column on the state’s Maintenance of Effort (MOE) law for school funding is that Montgomery County has been paying…
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Follow the Money, Part Six (Updated)
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So you think that Maryland political candidates have to disclose all their donors? Well, they don’t. They can legally conceal their identities by reporting “lump sums.”The State Board of Elections’…
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Follow the Money, Part Five
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Who is financed by Maryland residents and who is backed by out-of-state money? We know the answers and now so do you.Total Receipts from Maryland Contributors (Excludes Self and Family)…
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County Employees at Risk
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The awful condition of the state budget has attracted a lot of attention in recent months. But the county budgets are not doing much better. And one constituency is going…
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Follow the Money, Part Four
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It’s time to look at self-financing. Which MoCo candidates depend on themselves the most? Let’s find out.Total Receipts from Self (Includes Loans) 1. Ben Kramer, Delegate/County Council Challenger: $220,4502. Mike…
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Worst Picture Ever of a Council Member?
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So a picture is worth a thousand words, right? Wait until you see this!Last week, the Examiner excoriated the Montgomery County Executive and the County Council for not taking transit…
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State of Maryland Blogdom: October 2009
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Blog readers of Maryland, it is time to review the condition of our realm. And as the Keepers of the Great Database of Blog Statistics, we pronounce that the State…
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Follow the Money, Part Three
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In our ten-year dataset of MoCo political contributions, business entities and PACs accounted for 27.1% of all receipts and labor PACs and political clubs accounted for 4.9%. Here are the…
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More on Marylandreporter.com
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In the wake of our revelations concerning the affiliations of Marylandreporter.com, publisher Len Lazarick has not responded to our story. But our investigation continues.On November 2, the same day we…