The Maryland Gazette covers a story on new polling that has been done in Maryland showing 63% of voters would support a pilot public financing program.

The Baltimore Sun busts the myth that voters don't care about the influence of big campaign contributions.

The Baltimore Sun has an editorial today that urges Maryland lawmakers to push ahead with Clean Elections legislation next session despite an unfavorable court ruling in Connecticut.

The Washington Post editorializes on the prospect of public financing in Maryland.

Last Friday, Maryland State Senate President Mike Miller held a press conference announcing his support for public financing legislation.

Whether or not Maryland state Sen. Ulysses Currie (D) faces criminal penalties for failing to properly disclose his employment as a consultant with a company with business before the state legislature, his peers in the Senate will be looking in to his dealings. Senate President Mike Miller (D) has said an ethics investigation will be convened to assess Currie's potential violations of disclosure requirements.