Pay to play is the topic of this Baltimore Sun editorial. What’s needed is a chance for political candidates to get off this favor-go-round ride entirely. Maryland and other states need to offer public campaign financing and give office-seekers a chance to wage campaigns without going hat in hand to those who do business with […]
Category: Maryland
MD: Personal Use?
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. […]
Pro-Slots Group: $7 Million
The final numbers are in and there was some considerable spending on the ballot measure in Maryland regarding slot machines. For Maryland For Our Future, the major pro-slots group, raised more than $7 million and spent almost $6.9 million on the referendum vote, according to the three campaign finance reports filed with the state. A […]