The state of the lobbying business in Maryland and Virginia is the topic of this Post report. “As businesses get squeezed and the bottom line becomes more precarious, they turn to lobbyists more and not less.”
Category: Maryland
Baltimore Mayor Indicted
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was indicted today. Dixon was charged with four counts of perjury and two counts of theft over $500, as well as theft under $500, fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary and misconduct in office. The charges stem in part from gifts she received from former boyfriend and developer Ronald H. Lipscomb, who […]
No Earmarks? Go to Hagerstown
A $4.1 million project could be awarded to the City of Hagerstown, according to this report. Kareem D. Murphy of The Ferguson Group said during a City Council work session that about $4 million of the money — if approved by Congress later this month — would be earmarked to help pay for a project […]