“Nearly $100,000 in direct contributions to Maryland lawmakers from speed camera companies paid off with the state dropping a proposed reform bill. Maryland’s General Assembly adjourned for the year on Monday with balloons and confetti showering delegates. Governor Martin O’Malley (D) made the rounds, congratulating lawmakers on for a job he considered well done. Photo enforcement firms also ended the day with a celebration after their investment paid off with the defeat of all legislation that might have imposed limits or quality checks on their ticketing operations.”
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/40/4073.asp
Related posts:
Cell 411 Smartphone App is Police’s Worst Nightmare
3D-Printed Handgun Prompts Congressman To Propose Impotent Legislation
Investigative journalist Ben Swann weighs in on push to Syria war
Fukushima Radioactive Plume To Hit The US By Early 2014
In Baltimore, Residents Support Martial Law
Night of Clarity 2013 in Nashville
Keiser Report: Let's Encrypt the Internet! featuring Kim Dotcom
County sheriff has used stingray over 300 times with no warrant
Bitfinex: Bitcoin Margin Trading
If Cops Are THIS Afraid of Each Other, Why Support Them?
Ron Paul: The Economics of Disaster
The Growing Militarization Of U.S. Police
Severe flaw in WPA2 protocol leaves Wi-Fi traffic open to eavesdropping
If You Want Good Tax Policy, Choose Jersey (but not New Jersey!)
What Do You Call a Tool to Help Uber Avoid Gov't Stings? A Good Start.