| 5-8 |
Lawyers, coal, doctors top contributors in Supco
races |
| 5-8 |
As Election Nears, Candidates Continue to Raise Money |
| 5-8 |
Ireland adds new features to online election reports |
| 5-6 |
Lawyer, gambling-interest money pours into court race |
| 5-5 |
Latest ad in Supreme Court race sparks controversy |
| 5/4 |
Lawyers give most money to Maynard |
| 4-23 |
Election ad restrictions loosened |
| 4/23 |
W.Va. ad rules partly blocked |
| 4-22 |
Putting a Check on Corporate
Power |
| 4-15 |
The Selling of the Judiciary: Campaign Cash ‘in the
Courtroom’ |
| 4-14 |
Upcoming election forums |
| 4-14 |
Voters should know who contributes to candidates |
| 4-12 |
Delegates selected for state convention |
| 4-10 |
Massey Coal's Don
Blankenship Shows his Hand |
| 4-10 |
Lawyers argue over rules for political ads |
| 4-8 |
Candidates, unions seek dismissal of W.Va.
electioneering law challenge |
| 4-8 |
Supreme Court race shaping up to be expensive |
| 4/3 |
Coal Boss: If You
Take Photos, 'You're Liable to Get Shot' |
| 4-3 |
Massey boss threatened, grabbed reporter, ABC News says |
| 3-23 |
Campaign finance has become constant fight for
improvement |
| 3-22 |
Justice for Sale |
| 3-2 |
Campaign money corrupts |
| 3-2 |
Perception that justice can be bought harms the
judiciary |
| 2-29 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 2-27 |
There's no need to take sides in campaign |
| 2-26 |
Conflict: Disturbing problem |
| 2-24 |
We could have clean elections in W.Va. for just $6
apiece |
| 2-22 |
Justice refuses to disqualify himself from Massey
case; Benjamin says ($3.5 million) 'innuendo' not basis for recusal |
| 2-21 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 2-21 |
It's always the public who pays |
| 2-21 |
Starcher Steps Aside in Massey Case, Lashes Out at Court |
| 2-20 |
Massey incest:
Mining CEO so insinuated in W. Va. politics that they can't find judges to hear
his case |
| 2-17 |
Heard Off the Street: Massey Energy estimates $240
million judgment will cost it $16 million |
| 2-15 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 2-15 |
Beth Walker tries to explain ties to Don Blankenship in Supreme Court race |
| 2-13 |
Benjamin asked to withdraw from $240m Massey case |
| 2-8 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 2-7 |
Panel Proposed to Consider Recusal Requests |
| 2-7 |
CALA blasts Grisham over W.Va. comments about his new
book |
| 2-1 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 2-1 |
Beyond campaign finance reform |
| 1-30 |
John Grisham disses Blankenship, WV court; Cites 2004
election as example of judicial corruption |
| 1-30 |
Q&A: Michael Shnayerson, Author of Coal River |
| 1-30 |
Novel linked to state election: Author details idea on
'Today' |
| 1-30 |
Electing judges –
with cash; Merit, not money, should sway judicial elections. |
| 1-29 |
Senate debates merits of appointed versus elected
judges |
| 1-27 |
‘Clean elections’ bill gains support |
| 1-24 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 1-24 |
In wake of photos, recusal, Supreme Court to rehear
Massey case |
| 1-22 |
Starcher stepped down from ’96 case; Motion cited
campaign contributions; high court debate to resume Thursday |
| 1-19 |
Big Coal objects to being called an "outlaw industry,"
but facts are facts. |
| 1-18 |
Coal Industry Plugs Into the Campaign |
| 1-17 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 1-16 |
My Oh Monaco |
| 1-16 |
Maynard admits Monaco meeting; Blankenship not an
influence on rulings, justice says |
| 1-15 |
Maynard trip
raising more questions |
| 1-15 |
Motion Ties W. Virginia Justice to Coal Executive |
| 1-11-08 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 12-12 |
Our view on elections: 5 reasons for public financing
-- Opposing view: No
welfare for politicians --
Public Campaign's response to opposition view |
| 12-5 |
Returns On Investment |
| 11-26 |
The huge return on the campaign investment |
| 11-19 |
Churches want state campaign financing reform |
| 11-16 |
US
power company linked to Bush is named in database as a top polluter
|
| 11-9 |
Connecticut Politics Tarnished by Corruption |
| 11-2 |
Clean politics; Public financing |
| 11-1 |
Carol Warren LTE in The Pocahontas Times |
| 10-31 |
Public campaign financing proposed |
| 10-9 |
Carol Warren: Residents already pay for campaigns |
| 10-5 |
Woman pushes for clean election |
| 9-30 |
Delegate wants public financing law |
| 9-10 |
Blankenship
could influence WV Supreme Court election |
| 9-10 |
GOP not counting on Blankenship in 2008 |
| 8-28 |
The Campaign
Finance Institute has released a new study: Party Money
in the 2006 Elections: The Role of National Party Committees in Financing
Congressional Campaigns -
Download the report here |
| 8-26 |
Public Financing
Would Mean Cheaper Elections |
| 8-24 |
Mining Rove’s Katrina Legacy |
| 8-23 |
The deeper danger of Crandall Canyon |
| 8-8 |
‘What you see is what you get’: Utah mine owner blunt,
controversial |
| 7-22 |
Relative handful of West Virginians funding White
House race |
| 7-19 |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
wants to send a message: Author lists mountaintop removal among 'Crimes Against
Nature' |
| 7-17 |
Read an interview with West Virginia Clean Elections supporter Senator Dan
Foster |
| 7-13 |
Monongalia senator not running in '08 |
| 7-2 |
Why I chose not to vote |
| 6-18 |
Si Galperin, former state senator, dies |
| 6-18 |
Galperin remembered as strong advocate |
| 6-11 |
What Do
Subsidized Corn, A Militarized Border, and Finance Reform Have To Do With It? |
| 5-27 |
Gaming donations up in legislative races, group says |
| 5-23 |
Justice's contentious campaign lands big-time invitation |
| 5-20 |
Racetrack lobbyists not biggest spenders |
| 4-26 |
Justices Reconsider Campaign Finance |
| 4-25 |
Power to the Public Financing |
| 4-24 |
Breaking Free with Fair Elections: A New
Declaration of Independence for Congress |
| 4-10 |
‘Granny D’ Pushes
‘Politics of Love’ |
| 3-21 |
Campaign cash: Public financing works in other states |
| 3-2 |
Clean Election Update |
| 2-28 |
Campaign funding issue gaining support, says group |
| 2-28 |
Clean Elections and Walt Helmick |
| 2-26 |
Candidates Who Shun Corporate
Cash Are Winning |
| 2-23 |
Clean Election Update |
| 2-19 |
Certain measures just keep returning |
| 2-16 |
Clean Election Update |
| 2-9 |
Clean Election Update |
| 2-9 |
Campaign financing advances in W.Va. Senate |
| 2-5 |
People are electing candidates who
shun corporate cash |
| 2-2 |
This should be the year for public funding of
campaigns |
| 2-2 |
Clean Election Update |
| 2-1 |
2007 may offer best chance for publicly funded
campaigns in W.Va. |
| 1-29 |
GUEST COMMENTARY: A True Freedom Bill: Clean Elections
|
| 1-27 |
Clean Election Update |
| 1-26 |
Legislators split on odds for campaign finance bills |
| 1-20 |
Clean Elections Update (pdf) |
| 1-19 |
High Court To Revisit Campaign Finance Law |
| 1-19 |
Senate Measure Puts Spotlight on Fund-Raising |
| 1-10-07 |
A true 'freedom bill': Public financing act will
ensure voters are heard |
| 12-22 |
Big spending failed to
sway W.Va. voters |
| 12-18 |
White addresses 'dirty election' at area luncheon |
| 12-17 |
Blankenship's spending rivaled House,
exceeded Senate field |
| 11-24 |
Mining CEO seeks stacked regulatory
deck |
| 11-23 |
Dems Must End Legalized Bribery of
Campaign Finance |
| 11-17 |
Truth In Advertising |
| 11-9 |
Blankenship hurt GOP, chairman says |
| 11-8 |
Blankenship fails to sway legislative races |
| 11-6 |
Blankenship's money key
in statehouse races |
| 11-6 |
Green outspending Weeks in 9th District battle |
| 11-5 |
Is the West Virginia Legislature for sale? |
| 11-5 |
Blankenship money shakes up sleepy races: Turnout
could determine control of Legislature |
| 11-3 |
Who's Buying Congress Now |
| 11-1 |
Fixing Democracy:
The Clean Election Movement |
| 11-1 |
Campaign costs rising, filings show |
| 10-31 |
Blankenship Election Spending Nears $2 Million |
| 10-30 |
Statehouse power at stake in '06 |
| 10-27 |
Final campaign finance reports show incumbents leading
|
| 10-25 |
Pull the Plug on E-Voting |
| 10-24 |
Candidates for House spar over money from Blankenship |
| 10-23 |
Byrd-Raese contest priciest W.Va. race |
| 10-22 |
Wealthy Coal Executive Hopes to Turn Democratic West
Virginia Republican
|
| 10-20 |
Votes for Sale? |
| 10-20 |
Two for the money: When McConnell's pull fails, his
Labor secretary wife fills in |
| 10-18 |
Look Who's Signed the Clean Election
Pledge! |
| 10-15 |
Senator's pet issue: money and the power it buys |
| 10-11 |
W.
Virginia Businessman Finances Campaigns
 |
| 10-3 |
Instead of buying votes, we’re selling candidates |
| 10-1 |
Pollsters’ new tactic: profiling: Right-leaning
surveys ‘micro-target’ voters |
| 10-1 |
Campaign Cash Mirrors a High Court’s Rulings |
| 10-1 |
Case Studies: West Virginia and Illinois |
| 9-25 |
Vast political money |
| 9-22 |
Blankenship says Casey ‘lying’ about illegal workers |
| 9-22 |
GOP leaders blasts 527s: Groups have no contribution
limit, congressman says |
| 9-20 |
Why won't Sobonya back clean elections? |
| 9-20 |
Group targets Mingo delegate: White questions source
of support for foundation |
| 9-19 |
The Blankenship Factor |
| 9-17 |
JANET KEATING: Is Blankenship's concern really for
'sake of the kids'? |
| 9-17 |
Report show modest fund-raising in legislative races
|
| 9-16 |
Mike Green has spent over a quarter of a million
dollars in state Senate seat race |
| 9-15 |
Starn accepts Blankenship’s contribution |
| 9-10 |
W.Va. Legislature Election Preview: House races center
stage: Blankenship’s vow to unseat Dems heats up usually sedate campaign |
| 9-6 |
Blankenship's Money at Center of Political Debate |
| 9-6 |
Republicans divided on Blankenship |
| 9-1 |
Casey speaks against Blankenship |
| 9-1 |
Dems: State is not for sale |
| 9-1 |
Republican Scott returns Blankenship donation |
| 8-20 |
GOP's Financial Edge Shrinks |
| 8-18 |
Reform Worth Rescuing |
| 8-13 |
GOP’s Raese activates ‘millionaire’s provision’: Byrd,
already well ahead, can triple his fundraising after opponent adds funds |
| 8-11 |
Massey sues state Supreme Court |
| 8-11 |
Massey Energy Sues W.Va. Supreme Court |
| 8-6 |
Governors' Groups Tops in Raising Cash |
| 8-4 |
State lobbyists randomly selected for Ethics audits |
| 8-3 |
‘For the Sake of the Kids’ Blankenship should give
back some of his millions |
| 7-31 |
How our current campaign finance system breeds
political corruption |
| 7-27 |
President hears cheers, jeers: Bush helps raise money
for Capito |
| 7-26 |
Bush helps raise $500,000 for West Virginia
congresswoman |
| 7-21 |
Payola: Don't conceal it |
| 7-21 |
Republican Raese raises funds in-state |
| 7-21 |
Byrd holds fundraising edge over Raese |
| 7-19 |
Mollohan, Wakim report contributions |
| 7-19 |
In-state donors aid Capito, Callaghan |
| 7-18 |
Campaign funds, politics -- watch out |
| 7-16 |
Tiny minority funds state campaigns, report says |
| 6-29 |
Coal-Mining Contributions in the States |
| 6-28 |
Blow To Fair Elections |
| 6-27 |
High Court Strikes
State's Campaign Fund Limits |
| 6-27 |
Cabell library to show election documentary |
| 6-26 |
Justices Block Vermont Campaign Finance Law |
| 6-25 |
Weeks, Green spar over gambling money |
| 6-24 |
Mingo County senate race costs a whopping $350K |
| 6-22 |
Do you know where your candidates stand on climate
change? |
| 6-21 |
Public Campaign and other national partners
launch their “Seize the Moment Campaign |
| 6-21 |
National survey of Democrats and Republicans
indicates that the American Public overwhelmingly supports Clean Elections |
| 6-19 |
Coal chief, gambling spend big in primary |
| 6-18 |
Dictionary of deceit: Author compiles thick volume on
W.Va.'s corrupt political leaders |
| 6-9 |
DeLayed
Exit |
| 6-6 |
Privately Funded Trips Add Up on Capitol Hill: Report:
$50 Million Spent in 2000-2005 |
| 6-5 |
Feds to take flying squirrel off endangered species
list |
| 6-4 |
Global Warming vs. Election Integrity |
| 6-1 |
Coal-Mining Contributions in the States (pdf) |
| 6-1 |
Rigging the rules in their favor |
| 5-31 |
Gale Norton in
Slacks: Dirk's Dirty Money |
| 5-20 |
State campaign laws could be eclipsed, panelist says |
| 5-19 |
527 Group Fundraising Grew More Slowly in First
Quarter of 2006 than 2004 |
| 5-17 |
Voter-Owned Election (VOE) Brings
People-Powered Politics to Portland |
| 5-16 |
Some disagree about election spending laws |
| 5-8 |
Lobbyist spending reports come in |
| 5-7 |
Legislative races rake in $3.2 million as primary
draws near |
| 5-5 |
W.Va. deserves clean elections |
| 5-4 |
With Just Minutes Left, CT Legislature Approves CE Fix |
| 5-2 |
Clean Elections Meeting Notice |
| 4-19 |
Mollohan fills his war chest |
| 4-17 |
W.Va., Minn. have similar problem |
| 4-16 |
Newcomer helps put Senate race at top in spending |
| 4-12 |
Political cash: Mollohan allegations |
| 4-12 |
Frivolous rumors hurt our legal representatives |
| 4-10 |
Candidates amass $1.9 million |
| 4-7 |
Bill Moyers: A Culture
of Corruption |
| 4-4 |
Closer, But Still No Cigar |
| 3-26 |
W.Va. sets standard for 527s |
| 3-24 |
Interior
Secretary Nominee Mined Industries for Campaign Cash |
| 3-22 |
Time
for Heresy |
| 3-8 |
Hidden Ties: Big
Environmental Changes Backed by Big Industry |
| 3-3 |
Clean Elections Dead Again
Update |
| 2-28 |
Action Alert on Clean Elections! |
| 2-24 |
Fate of Clean Elections Uncertain
Update By Julie Archer |
| 2-24 |
Discussion but no action on campaign financing |
| 2-24 |
Public financing of campaigns bill appears dead |
| 2-24 |
Campaign finance reform works, Arizona official says
|
| 2-16 |
Clean Elections Clears Senate Judiciary, Needs Your
Help in Senate Finance Update By Julie Archer |
| 2-13 |
A Coal CEO's Unusual Pastime: Firing Up West Virginia
Politics |
| 2-13 |
Senate panel endorses publicly funded campaigns |
| 2-3 |
Clean Elections ...Legislation on Track
Update By Julie Archer |
| 2-3 |
527 Groups to Play By New Rules; Some disclosure
issues may remain from 2004 election for consumers group. |
| 1-27 |
Critical Vote for “Clean Elections”; Ask Senators to
Support S.B. 124 Update By Julie Archer |
| 1-25 |
It's time for Democrats to put up
or shut up |
| 1-22 |
Some House Democrats seek election public funds |
| 1-20 |
Clean Elections Needs Your Help!
Update By Julie Archer |
| 1-19 |
Bribery; Washington sleaze |
| 1-16 |
Blankenship takingaim at Bob Kiss |
| 1-13 |
Summary of West Virginia Public Campaign Financing Act
(pdf) 1/13 |
| 1-13 |
"Clean" Can Be "Green"
|
| 1-9 |
Coal companies are big political donors |
| 1-3 |
Mine Safety a Matter of Politics; Lax enforcement from
Washington is no accident |