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• Source: Baltimore Sun
• Date: January 20, 2008
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• Bylines: Laura Smitherman
• Topics: Campaign Finance
• Data Types: State Data
• Description/Excerpt: Maryland lawmakers logged more than a half-million dollars in political contributions during November's three-week special session, a time when debate over budget and tax issues roused intense lobbying campaigns by special-interest groups, according to an analysis by The Sun. The list of politicians who recorded donations during the session includes some of the most influential figures in Annapolis, including Gov. Martin O'Malley, whose finance report shows him collecting $78,000 during that period, and Sen. Ulysses Currie, the chairman of the Budget and Taxation Committee, who posted nearly $47,000 in contributions in that time.