District 17 challenger Cheryl Kagan is calling on Senator Jennie Forehand to disclose the identity of all of her campaign contributors, a practice that Forehand has not always followed in…
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Although the indictment against Senator Ulysses Currie (D-25) came down yesterday, most political observers have been anticipating that something like this would happen since the FBI raided his house in…
A secretive independent mailing sent into District 19 is in apparent violation of Maryland campaign finance law and is linked to a union that has endorsed one of the competing…
Following are summaries of candidates’ campaign finance filings for the period of 1/14/10 through 8/10/10, along with our take on what they mean.District 18 The four incumbents (Senator Rich Madaleno…
Following are summaries of candidates’ campaign finance filings for the period of 1/14/10 through 8/10/10, along with our take on what they mean.District 14 Senate challenger Karen Montgomery’s cash on…
Following are summaries of candidates’ campaign finance filings for the period of 1/14/10 through 8/10/10, along with our take on what they mean. Money isn’t everything, but it’s a meaningful…
Pepco’s Money
Maryland politicians are trying hard to out-bluster each other on Pepco’s poor service quality. But let’s remember that an electric distribution system does not collapse overnight – it degrades over…
Where Ike is Sending His Money
County Executive Ike Leggett has no serious opposition to reelection, but he is still raising lots of cash. Leggett started with $400,900 in January, raised $317,724 since then and finished…
Council District 1 challenger Ilaya Hopkins has sent out a mass email claiming to have 300 contributors and $62,000 in campaign receipts as of her first campaign finance report (which…
Follow the Money Some More, Part Five
Who is financed by Maryland residents and who is backed by out-of-state money? Let’s pull back that curtain, shall we?Total Receipts from Maryland Contributors (Excludes Self and Family) 1. Steve…