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Oh, the Humanity!
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As the cold rays of sunlight pierced the County Council chamber like pins in a cushion this morning, our prediction from October came true. Vice-President Roger Berliner did not ascend…
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MoCo Government Takes Over the Redskins
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Beleaguered Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has turned over the team to the Montgomery County government. In an MPW exclusive, we bring you into a meeting of the County Council…
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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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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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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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Follow the Money, Part Two
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Let’s start crunching our colossal dataset of Montgomery County political contributions!Here is the distribution by category of all contributions and loans received by every MoCo county and state incumbent, along…
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Following is the press release.Montgomery County Council to Host White Flint / Kensington / Garrett Park/ North Bethesda Areas Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18 Residents Invited to Express…
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Follow the Money, Part One
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Now it can be told. For months, we have been quietly gathering tens of thousands of records of political contributions to county and state candidates in Montgomery County. After countless…