West VirginiaRelated State News
What Would You Pay Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 4:40pm.
Posted in: Clean Elections | West Virginia
Carol Warren of West Virginia Citizens for Clean Elections notes the state's recent run-ins with scandals and urges the legislature to make passing the West Virginia Public Financing Act a priority in this op-ed for the Charleston Gazette.
Judges to the Fore Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 4:25pm.
According to the Charleston Daily Mail, "spontaneous debate broke out" in the West Virginia Senate today over whether judges should be appointed or elected, and, if elected, whether there should be a Clean Elections option (like the one in North Carolina) to allow judges to run without taking money from attorneys and other interested parties.
All Sides Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 3:39pm.
Concern over money's infiltration of our electoral process transcends party boundaries as this article in the Register Herald about efforts to pass a Clean Elections bill in West Virginia shows. Democratic and Republican legislators alike know that a full public financing alternative is the best way to put that state on the road to more inclusive elections and better policy.
My Oh Monaco Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Wed, 01/16/2008 - 5:14pm.
Posted in: Clean Elections | West Virginia
A West Virginia judge decides in a coal company's favor and then photos surface of that judge on vacation in Monaco with the company's CEO...nothing fishy about that arrangement at all.
West Virginia Endorsement Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 12:49pm.
The Charleston Gazette, West Virginia's largest circulation newspaper, amends it previous skepticism on the idea of full public financing of elections and tells the legislature the Clean Elections proposal being advanced by a coalition of groups deserves consideration.
The West Virginia Effort Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 11:01am.
Carol Warren and the West Virginia Citizens for Clean Elections are lobbying their legislature to implement a Clean Elections program for state legislative races. This story in the Charleston Gazette describes their efforts, steady progress toward victory, and the particular program they have outlined. |
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Public Financing Going to the Chapel? posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 Speaking of North Carolina, Chapel Hill may become the state's first municipality to offer a full public financing option for city council races. The state legislature has approved the idea, now the council is debating it. Cities like Portland, Oregon and Albuquerque, New Mexico offer a full public financing option and officials in more cities (like Los Angeles and New York) are proposing similar programs as the cost of running for office goes up and closes more people out. Published in: Chapel Hill | north carolina | Public Financing Get Real posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 From the Raleigh News and Observer this morning an editorial lauding the state's existing public financing programs for campaigns in the state and encouraging further expansion of these programs as fast as possible. Published in: north carolina | Public Financing Panel for Queens posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-14-2008 For those of you in New York City, especially those of you in and around Queens -- there will be a Clean Elections panel discussion tomorrow, Thursday May 15th at 7pm at All Saints Church to discuss how campaign finance, Clean Elections, and the movement for social justice are related. Citizen Action of New York and the West Queens Independent Democratic Club are co-hosting, with the help of several other groups. Published in: Clean Elections | New York Creative Commons
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