Author: Eric Brown

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DEADLINE LOOMS. POL. “Democratic presidential candidates are on a white-knuckle ride to March 31, the quarterly reporting deadline that will signal who’s rolling in cash and who’s scraping just to establish viability.” “I APPROVED THIS MESSAGE BUT YOU PAID FOR IT.” PF. “A sarcastic new ad video Walker put out this month pokes fun at […]

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SECURITY COSTS. VP. “The Washington State Patrol plans to nearly double the size of Gov. Jay Inslee’s travelling security detail as he runs for president. The cost would be more than $4 million over two years.” FL: FINES CONSIDERED. FP. “To ensure the upcoming municipal races don’t get bogged down with runaway spending, St. Petersburg […]

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BERNIE HIRING QUESTIONS. BB. “A complaint filed against Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign for president maintains that Sanders broke federal election laws by hiring illegal aliens for his campaign staff.” DC: SCANDAL AND HISTORY. WP. “As the D.C. Council enacted reforms to reduce public corruption, federal prosecutors were probing whether its longest-serving lawmaker, Council member Jack […]