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
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…
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…
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…
A Sorry Moment for the Slow Growth Movement
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…
The Money Chase: Maryland
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…
The Money Chase: Montgomery County Offices
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…
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,…
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…
Something Maryland Gets Right
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…