Category: Maryland

Maryland Gets Additional Disclosure Rule

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 23, 2008
Categories In Maryland

Gov. O’Malley signed a number of bills yesterday, including a bill requiring campaign finance reports from people who spend more than $10,000 for campaign materials regarding the referendum on whether to legalize slot-machine gambling.

Trial Date Set for Non-Filer

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 18, 2008
Categories In Maryland

I previously mentioned that a treasurer in Maryland had been arrested for allegedly failing to file a campaign report. According to the court’s information system, the trial is set for June. Trial Date: 06/27/2008 Trial Time:01:15 PMRoom:004 Trial Type: Charge No: 001 Description:FAIL TO FILE CAMPAIGN FINANCE Statute: EL.13.327 Description:FAIL TO FILE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPT […]

Pro-Public Financing Editorial

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 14, 2008
Categories In Maryland

I didn’t want The Post’s editorial supporting public financing in Montgomery County, Maryland, to go unnoticed. The bill never came up for a vote. Whoever the culprit, the bill’s death is a fine example of the opaque art of legislating in Annapolis, where transparency and good government are no match for the special interests, monied contributors […]