A Maryland officeholder disclosed that he received a salary from a grocery chain on his ethics disclosure reports, according to this Post story. Currie’s failure to disclose the information is at the center of a year-old FBI investigation. Currie, chairman of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, was paid more than $207,000 over five years […]
Category: Maryland
Lobbyist Contingency Fees
A Maryland lobbyist settled with the state ethics commission over issues related to an alleged contingency fee arrangement. In the settlement, which is expected to be made public today, [lobbyist Bruce] Bereano acknowledges “that sufficient evidence exists to construe” the fee arrangement as improper, but he does not admit liability.
Maryland Public Financing
According to this Baltimore Sun report, a public financing proposal for Maryland elections has been sent back to committee.