Ryann Grochowski
Investigative ReporterRyann Grochowski is an investigative reporter for inewsource. Ryann focuses on politics, policy and campaign finance in her coverage. She uses data and statistics to bolster more traditional forms of reporting. She is a 2011 master’s graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, where she was a news editor at the Columbia Missourian and a data analyst for Investigative Reporters and Editors/National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting. While in graduate school, she spent time reporting on political issues for inewsource in Washington, D.C. Ryann was formerly a city beat reporter at The Citizens’ Voice in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where she was part of an award-winning team that covered judicial and governmental corruption in the area. She also moonlighted as a copy editor and page designer. She is a Pennsylvania native and a graduate of King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. Contact Ryann at ryanngrochowski@inewsource.org.
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This is the time of year that voters start finding their mailboxes stuffed with campaign mailers, and their phones start ringing with campaign polls and robocalls. Campaign committees do have to abide with specific regulations when it comes to telling voters exactly who’s behind those fliers and phone calls. -
It’s not a free-for-all when candidates raise campaign cash in San Diego. Limits on donations are carefully governed by the San Diego Ethics Commission. Candidates and committees must abide by the rules, or they could face fines. -
Candidates in some of San Diego’s most contested elections have already loaned and donated to their campaign large sums of money. Self-loans and donations are good ways to increase a campaign’s bottom line, but there’s key differences between the two practices.
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