West Virginia
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Apr03
WV House Passes Legislation to Make Permanent Judicial Clean Elections System
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation Wednesday to make permanent the state’s judicial public financing system for elections to the state's highest court, the Supreme Court of Appeals. HB 2085 passed the House on a vote of 70 to 29.
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Sep12
Clips round up for 9/12/2012
Sorry, voters, can't talk--we've got fundraising to do. NYT: "Instead, betting that they can raise and spend far more on their own, Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney are committing to ambitious fund-raising schedules that are eating into valuable campaign time, tangling their travel schedules and complicating their efforts to woo voters."
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Sep10
West Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Trigger Provisions in Judicial Public Financing Case
Last Friday, the West Virginia State Supreme Court unanimously rejected a judicial candidate's appeal for the release of trigger funds. The state's pilot progam in judicial public financing provides and initial grant allows for additional public funds to be disbursed to a participating candidate if they face a privately financed candidate who spends at a certain level.
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Sep05
Clips round up for 9/5/2012
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
The Nation: Change we can believe in, 2.0
Katrina vanden Heuvel on the president's talk of an amendment last week and its inclusion in the Democratic platform. National Journal. -
Mar03
Clips Round-up for 3/3/11
Check out this story that Dan Eggen at the Washington Post did on groups continuing to push the “corporate influence” frame. Public Campaign Action Fund’s David Donnelly: "I think we're seeing a shift in voice and strategy," Donnelly said.
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Mar01
Clips Round-up for 3/1/11
Tweet of the day from Stephen Colbert: “@StephenAtHome: The Koch brothers don't want to be dragged into the light of day. That's why they work so hard to blot out the sun.” https://twitter.com/#!/stephenathome/status/42444506448138241
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