Category: Maryland

The Post has this story on an apparent violation of Maryland’s campaign contribution limits.

Any person, business or group spending more than $10,000 to influence the outcome of November’s slot machine referendum will have to report it to the State Board of Elections under a law taking effect Sunday. WBOC.com has the story.

This article covers how lobbyists are providing meals to Maryland legislators and the applicable ethics laws.  Under a nearly decade-old law, lobbyists cannot buy meals for individual lawmakers. Yet they are allowed to entertain them in large groups such as committees or county delegations, and often do so at considerable expense to those they represent.