| 8-27 |
Manchin raises nearly
$1.2 million since entering Senate race |
| 8-25 |
Manchin skipped
debate for fundraiser |
| 8-21 |
W.Va. could be test
case of 'Citizens United' decision, analyst says |
| 8-17 |
A Rising Tsunami of
Corporate Political Money |
| 8-17 |
Manchin raises
$530k in US Senate bid |
| 8-16 |
Campaign contributions to judges skyrocket across U.S. |
| 8-16 |
Study: Pa. judicial elections big on special-interest donations |
| 8-16 |
REPORT: Partisan Spending On Judicial Elections Soars |
| 8-9 |
Corporate Campaign Bucks Aiming To Stop Mine Safety Rules? |
| 8-5 |
Corporate Money Aids Centers Linked to Lawmakers |
| 8-2 |
More on coal, money and politics |
| 7-31 |
Citizens, or
corporations, united? Election funding decision could have major impact on
W.Va. races |
| 7-30 |
Kentucky judicial elections need to stay on high road |
| 7-29 |
When gov’t and business align, both become more powerful at the citizens’
expense |
| 7-29 |
The Supreme Court's present for Rand Paul |
| 7-28 |
Coal industry ponders fight against Kentucky democrats Jack Conway, Ben
Chandler |
| 7-28 |
Will Coal Bosses Band Together To Influence Elections? |
| 7-28 |
Coal companies eye targeting congressional Dems |
| 7-23 |
Massey's Don Blankenship Shoveling Out Campaign Cash Again |
| 7-16 |
Second Circuit Reaffirms Constitutionality of Public Financing |
| 7-9 |
Likely Byrd Successors Raked In Donations From Big Coal |
| 7-8 |
Big Money Drives Up the Betting on the Marcellus Shale |
| 6-18 |
State Election Commission Files Proposed Legislative Rules For Supreme Court
Public Financing |
| 6-18 |
Loopholes Grow in Bill to Offset Ruling on Campaigns |
| 6-16 |
Tennant makes first contribution to public funding for Supreme Court races |
| 6-11 |
Public Funding For State Supreme Court Races Goes Into Effect; Tennant Makes
First Contribution To Fund |
| 6-9 |
U.S. Supreme Court blocks matching funds provision of Clean Elections |
| 6-8 |
NYT - "Justices block matching funds for candidates in Arizona" |
| 6-8 |
NYT
editorial - "Keeping politics safe for the rich" |
| 5-24 |
Arizona's Clean Elections law upheld in court |
| 5-2 |
8 Words That Could Save Our
Country |
| 4-30 |
Howard Swint: Justice Benjamin must resign |
| 4-28 |
Can a Supreme Court seat be bought? |
| 4-20 |
KING
COAL SAYS, 'LIVE FREE OR DIE' |
| 4-18 |
Mine disaster spotlights
cozy lobbyists-regulator ties |
| 4-16 |
Massey CEO should have spent less energy berating regulators |
| 4-11 |
Judge Cash:
Campaign cleanup |
| 4-8 |
Mining interests are heavily invested in Capitol Hill |
| 4-6 |
Coal, corruption and campaign finance reform |
| 4-5 |
Do campaign dollars sway judges? |
| 4-5 |
Gazette LTE:
Reforming the way W.Va. seats justices is good |
| 3-28 |
W.Va.
election legislation could attract lawsuits
|
| 3-28 |
Howard Swint: Citizens United ruling a debacle |
| 3-24 |
Supreme Court public campaign finance bill signed |
| 3-20 |
From Scandal
to Example in West Virginia |
| 3-17 |
Honoring Granny D: Crusader
for Democracy |
|
3-15 |
Ethics law supporters say fight isn't over |
| 3-14 |
Clean Elections Update: Supreme Court Public
Financing Pilot Project Sent to Governor's Desk |
|
3-13 |
As W.Va. session ends, ethics and tax items stalled
|
|
3-13 |
W.Va. Senate approves campaign spending bill |
|
3-13 |
Anti-trust suit scuttles vote-machine deal |
| 3-12 |
W.Va. lawmakers try
stern action on campaign spending |
| 3-11 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 3-11 |
Fees taken out of
public campaign financing plan |
| 3-10 |
Julie Archer and
Carol Warren: Finance court elections |
| 3-10 |
'Granny
D' Dead: Doris Haddock, Campaign Finance Reform Activist, Dies At 100 |
| 3-9 |
Proposed
fees may doom W.Va. election funding bill |
| 3-8 |
Voters want candidates to use taxpayer money in W.Va., poll shows |
| 3-8 |
W.Va.
getting attention for election funding bill |
| 3-8 |
Clean Elections Update: More good news today on
our Supreme Court Public Financing Pilot Project! |
| 3-8 |
Public financing of court races gains strength |
| 3-8 |
Public election funding
bill passes Senate committee |
| 3-4 |
House Legislation Targets Free Speech |
| 3-4 |
House passes
bill to allow public campaign financing |
| 3-3 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 3-3 |
WV House of Delegates OKs public funding of court races |
| 3-3 |
Governor's session
agenda intact |
| 3-1 |
House takes on campaign
finance again |
| 3-1 |
Good Chance WV will Publicly Finance 2012 Supreme Court Races |
| 2-28 |
Decision Could Allow Anonymous Political Contributions by Businesses |
| 2-26 |
House to weigh public
funding of court races |
| 2-26 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 2-23 |
W.Va.
lawmakers reacting to major elections ruling |
| 2-22 |
Supreme Court Pilot Project passes House
Judiciary! |
| 2-19 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 2-19 |
Limit studied on how quickly an official can turn lobbyist |
| 2-19 |
What
you need to know about lobbyists in W.Va. |
| 2-13 |
U.S. Supreme Court Corporate Political Contributions Can Hamper Justice:
Here Is A Prime Example |
| 2-7 |
First "Corporate Person" Runs for Political Office |
| 2-6 |
Earth and the Balance of Powers: What the Citizens United Ruling Means for
the Environment |
| 2-5 |
Congress Must Act in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling on Campaign Financing,
League of Women Voters Says |
| 2-4 |
Bill Introduced Calls For Constitutional Amendment to Tackle Campaign
Finance Ruling |
| 2-3 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 1-27 |
Jim
Hightower | The Supreme Coup |
| 1-22 |
24
States’ Laws Open to Attack After Campaign Finance Ruling |
| 1-22 |
W.Va.
lawmakers eye Supreme Court campaign ruling |
| 1-22 |
Delegate: Public financing program needed |
| 1-22 |
W.Va. eyes Supreme
Court ruling on campaign funding |
| 1-22 |
Shed a Tear for Our
Democracy |
| 1-21 |
NY Times commentary and coverage of Citizens United decision:
How Corporate Money Will Reshape Politics
Editorial: The Court’s Blow to Democracy
Lobbyists Get Potent Weapon in Campaign Ruling
Justices, 5-4, Reject Corporate Spending Limit |
| 1-21 |
Charleston Gazette Editorial ~ Company cash: Flooding into politics? |
| 1-21 |
Doris "Granny D" Haddock | Response to the Supreme Court |
| 1-21 |
Split court eases
limits on business election spending |
| 1-21 |
The State Elections Enforcement Commission reacts to the United States
Supreme Court’s ruling |
| 1-20 |
Ethics bill passes
House unanimously |
| 1-20 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 1-18 |
Caperton, recusal and judicial elections |
| 1-15 |
Critics say plan to
reform courts not enough |
| 1-14 |
Manchin proposes public
financing for Supreme Court elections |
| 1-14 |
Financial disclosure
bill advances in Legislature |
| 1-14 |
Session:
State of State call |
| 1-10 |
Election ruling could
change U.S. politics |
| 1-10-2010 |
Tom Miller: Limited legislation to be enacted before March 13 |
| 1-8 |
A Setback for Democracy - U.S. Supreme Court Rolls Back Election Spending
Limits |
| 11-16 |
Clean Elections Update, Nov. 16:
Judicial Reform Commission Recommends Public Financing Pilot Project
|
| 11-16 |
Panel proposes 2nd appeals court for W.Va. |
| 11-6 |
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Statement on Passage of Impartial Justice Bill |
| 11-5 |
Justice at Stake Hails Public Financing Breakthrough in Wisconsin |
| 9-21 |
Appoint judges, O'Connor
tells W.Va. |
| 9-21 |
O'Connor to
attend WVa judicial study meeting |
| 9-20 |
Lobbyists' money
keeps on coming |
| 9-5 |
Tom Miller: Partisan elections, campaign finance discussed by judicial
commission |
| 8-28 |
Campaign Finance Takes Center Stage at Hearing |
| 8-28 |
Committee investigating
judiciary hears about public financing |
| 8-7 |
Clean Election Update |
| 7-10 |
W.Va.
judicial study commission launches review |
| 6-11 |
U.S.
Supreme Court puts spotlight on Blankenship's $3 million contribution
to Benjamin |
| 6-11 |
Judge Ruling in Favor of
Big Contributor Ruled Illegal by U.S. Supreme Court |
| 6-9 |
Campaign-reform supporters
hope court ruling will spur legislative action |
| 6-8 |
Public Campaign Statement on Caperton v. Massey Supreme Court Decision |
| 5-26 |
Could Public Financing Restore Credibility To WV’s Supreme Court? |
| 5-15 |
Coal, Electric Industries Big Winners in Climate Bill Deal |
| 5-13 |
Retired Justice O'Connor
cites Benjamin ethics case |
| 5-10 |
Lobbyists cut
their spending, it seems |
| 5-5 |
It's
time to take fair elections national |
| 5-4 |
Citizen
Journalism: People Take Control of the News |
| 4-26 |
W.Va. election ad bill
could resurface |
| 4-11 |
Investment in
Lobbying Brings Huge Returns, Study Indicates |
| 4-2 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 4-2 |
Governor’s Opposition Slows Public Financing Bill |
| 3-26 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 3-19 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 3-12 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 3-4 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 3-2 |
WV SUPCO Race to be Publicly Funded? |
| 2-28 |
Obama Tells Powerful Lobbies: Bring It
On |
| 2-27 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 2-19 |
Clean Elections Update |
| 2-15 |
Case May Alter Judge Elections Across Country |
| 1-27 |
Video contest launched to encourage more open WV elections |
| 1-25 |
Progressive Democrats hold
first conference |
| 1-22 |
Coalition to use YouTube contest for campaign finance reform |
| 1-21 |
Manchin inaugural donors
listed |
| 1-17 |
Video contest seeks teen
submissions |
| 1-15 |
State group seeks
lawmakers' support for public financing act |
| 1-9 |
Wal-Mart, Pepsi join
brief urging Benjamin recusal |
| 1-8 |
West Virginia
Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin has become a national symbol of
questionable justice. |
| 1-7-09 |
W.Va. judicial ethics case draws array of allies |
