Voter turnout group focuses on Ohio

By Derek Willis

America Coming Together puts hundreds of employees into Buckeye State

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… little paid in wages. ACT paid less than $1,200 in salaries to workers in Colorado, which could be a key electoral state in November.ACT has paid at least $2 …"

Silent Partners: Special Report

By Derek Willis and Aron Pilhofer

How political non-profits work the system

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… Strategies & Research, a Democratic firm with offices in Virginia and Colorado, received $14.8 million, while National Media Inc., a Republican advertisi …"

Privately sponsored trips hot tickets on Capitol Hill

By Jim Morris

Study finds almost $50 million spent on travel for lawmakers, aides

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… elfare reform in Scottsdale, Ariz., and the future of Social Security at a Colorado ski resort, according to the forms.A nine-month analysis of congressional …"

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Family trips

By Marina Walker Guevara

House rules on travel companions were skirted — then loosened

Federal fracking response could be years away

By Evan Bush

In safety demo, Halliburton worker swigs fracking fluid - a sign of industry assurance. Little stands in way of natural gas extraction boom.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… lliburton, in a safety demonstration at an August 3 industry conference in Colorado, had an employee demonstrate just how palatable fracking fluid can be. He …"

Methodology

By The Center for Public Integrity

The reporting process, and the reporters, behind Our Private Legislators

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… ion for lawmakers who filed update forms or "no change" forms in 2002—in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Washington—w …"

"… nalysis in 2004, so Center researchers used the earliest list available in Colorado, Delaware, Louisiana and Ohio.Government ties Center researchers unco …"

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Hidden agendas

By The Center for Public Integrity

How state legislators keep conflicts of interest under wraps

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… arely passing grades. Although lawmakers in all of these states (Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, N …"

"… g a state employee as "any state employee other than state legislators."In Colorado, state legislators must abstain from voting when they have a "personal or …"

"… 1082.5Oregon1182California1281Connecticut1380Rhode Island1380Missouri1576.5Colorado1676South Carolina1676Arkansas1875Massachusetts1875Maryland2071Delaware2170 …"

McCain-Feingold changes state party spending

By Agustín Armendariz and Aron Pilhofer

Fundraising dips, ad buys plummet in first election after campaign reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… people on the payroll. We had offices set up all around the state."In Colorado, Democrats outspent Republicans on voter turnout, and they reaped signific …"

"… on voter turnout, and they reaped significant returns on their investment. Colorado Democrats picked up open House and Senate seats in federal races, and wres …"

"… publicans. "Voter contact and the ground game played a much larger role in Colorado than it has in a very long time," said Spencer Ross, political director of …"

"… it has in a very long time," said Spencer Ross, political director of the Colorado Democratic Party.North Carolina Democrats also spent significantly mo …"

Consultants

By Kevin Bogardus

Profiles of the top consultants in 2003 and 2004

The old soft money

By Derek Willis and Aron Pilhofer

National parties transferred millions of dollars to state party committees

Excerpts from this story referencing "Colorado":

"… s do not reflect $584,000 sent by the national party committees, while the Colorado Democratic Party's reports do not contain $588,000 that the national parti …"

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