A Baltimore City council member is facing charges of improper use of campaign funds, according to this report. A grand jury returned an indictment against Kenneth Oliver, 4th District council member. The indictment claims that the 63-year-old Oliver of Randallstown wrote two checks for $2,000 each to his wife and himself from the campaign account. […]
Month: January 2009
Another Term for Speaker DiMasi?
That’s the topic of this Boston Globe report. On Monday, just two days before DiMasi faces re-election by House members, close friend Richard Vitale is scheduled to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court for violations of state lobbying and campaign finance laws. Vitale is accused of concealing his work as a lobbyist and having contact […]
VW in Tennessee
Volkswagen has selected Miller & Martin as its lobbyist representatives in Tennessee, according to this report. VW is building a plant in the state. Tennessee officials have committed to provide about $229 million for added infrastructure, training and marketing at the VW assembly plant at Enterprise South industrial park, which is expected to employ some […]