By Drew Powell. In the April 17th post, “Special Interest Contributions in the District 4 Election” I reported that I was unable to find $42,000 in loans Ben Kramer made…
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In Friday’s District 4 debate at Leisure World, Delegate Ben Kramer (D-19) said, “I have not taken and agreed that I would not take money from developers in this campaign.”…
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The second and last pre-primary reports due on April 10 are now mostly online. Nancy Navarro’s filing is not online but we obtained it directly from her campaign. Following are…
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By Drew Powell. It always good to know where candidates stand on the issues and what may drive their decision making processes regarding their future voting records, should they be…
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Most of the District 4 campaign finance reports due on March 24 are finally online. Here’s what they say.Ben Kramer Beginning Balance: $316.44Contributions: $2,200Loans: $23,000Expenditures: $21,353.78End Balance: $4,162.66 Kramer led…
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The Sorriest Agency in Maryland
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The Gazette reported last week that state prosecutors had filed charges against officers of 40 campaign committees for filing reports late. The prosecutors should instead be going after the State…
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As we have previously noted, the State Board of Elections (SBE) has collected but not yet released all the District 4 campaign finance reports due on March 24. Your author…
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Maryland is notorious for its lax campaign finance laws. The state’s infamous “LLC loophole” allows a business owner to found an unlimited number of limited liability companies and have them…
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A Sorry Moment for the Slow Growth Movement
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Dear readers: those of you who read this blog know that nothing ticks us off more than double-talk. We can deal with differences in policy or ideology. Indeed, we have…
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The Money Chase: Maryland
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Today, we examine the campaign funds of some of Maryland’s leading state and local politicians as well as those of a few potential challengers. All data pertains to the year…