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:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Money Chase: Montgomery County Offices
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Today, we examine the campaign funds of Montgomery’s county-level office holders. All data pertains to the year ending 1/14/09.Strongest Position 1. George Leventhal, At-Large (Balance…
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Once again, it’s time to look at the mother’s milk of politics: cold, hard cash. Today, we examine the campaign funds of Montgomery’s statehouse delegation,…
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The majority of our informants thought we got it mostly right on our post about Senate President Mike Miller’s effort to force the counties to…
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Something Maryland Gets Right
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By Marc Korman. The Maryland political calendar in December and early January is filled with fundraisers, as lawmakers rush to raise money before the 2009…