Maryland County OKs Public Financing For Local Candidates

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Another Maryland county council has approved public financing for local political candidates.
The Washington Post reports Tuesday’s Prince George’s County Council meeting stretched past midnight before the measure was passed 5-4.
Advocates say by matching small donations, it increases opportunities for candidates to run without relying on big individual or corporate donors. Bill sponsor Councilmember Mary A. Lehman says public financing allows “