Methodology

By The Center for Public Integrity

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

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"… entities. For example, in Virginia only paid positions are reported and in Mississippi only for-profit positions are reported. States with such narrowly defined …"

Hidden agendas

By The Center for Public Integrity

How state legislators keep conflicts of interest under wraps

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"… nty states (Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklah …"

"… forcement of those rules:In seven states (Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Virginia), lawmakers can withhold this information fro …"

"… 2170Kentucky2170Ohio2366Kansas2464.5Florida2564New Mexico2661.5Nevada2756.5Mississippi2855.5Indiana2954.5New Jersey3054North Dakota3149.5Tennessee3149.5Georgia33 …"

Old parties learn new tricks

By Kevin Bogardus

Finding a loophole, Governors' 527s gave $13.2 million to state parties in 2004

Excerpts from this story referencing "Mississippi":

"… ratic Party, which bills itself as the "oldest political party west of the Mississippi," took in $3 million from the Democratic Governors' Association  …"

"… th largest organizational donor to them nationwide—focusing on Missouri, Mississippi and Washington.While the DGA channeled a substantial amount of its funds t …"

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Organizational donors

By Neil Gordon

Profiles of the top organizational donors in 2003 and 2004

Excerpts from this story referencing "Mississippi":

"… d the vast majority of its contributions during that cycle to Missouri and Mississippi. Missouri featured a close 2004 open-seat gubernatorial race in which Repu …"

"… rnatorial race in which Republican Matt Blunt prevailed. A year earlier in Mississippi, former RNC chairman Haley Barbour defeated incumbent Democratic Gov. Ronn …"

"… atic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove to become only the second Republican governor in Mississippi since Reconstruction. The Mississippi contest was the most expensive polit …"

"… ly the second Republican governor in Mississippi since Reconstruction. The Mississippi contest was the most expensive political race in state history. The Democr …"

State parties adjust to McCain-Feingold

By Derek Willis

Fundraising ahead of 2001 pace as new law provides opportunities and challenges

Excerpts from this story referencing "Mississippi":

"… five got more than $500,000 from the national parties.Party committees in Mississippi, Kentucky and Louisiana—the sites of 2003 gubernatorial elections—were …"

"… ational GOP committees gave a total of $2.2 million to party committees in Mississippi, Louisiana and Kentucky, while Democrats sent nearly $1.1 million.The loss …"

"… hundreds of thousands into states with competitive elections last year. In Mississippi, Republican 527s such as theRepublican Governors Association and the …"

"… rbour over the incumbent Governor, Ronnie Musgrove.The RGA set up a PAC in Mississippi that gave $1,520,000 of its $5.6 million directly to the state party and s …"

The state money race

By Derek Willis

Democrats outraised GOP in the states, but have little to show for it

Excerpts from this story referencing "Mississippi":

"… lated states: in addition to New Hampshire and South Dakota, Rhode Island, Mississippi and Arkansas saw one or more party committee get at least nine of every 10 …"

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Rick Perry can come from behind in fundraising with Texas-size donations

By Peter H. Stone and Aaron Mehta

Rick Perry will rely on super PACs to raise big-dollar donations

Excerpts from this story referencing "Mississippi":

"… sed after meeting Perry and his team was Henry Barbour, an RNC member from Mississippi, a state lobbyist and nephew of Gov. Haley Barbour. Henry Barbour told iWa …"

State lobbyists near the $1 billion mark

By Neil Gordon

Laws in flux for 19 states

Excerpts from this story referencing "Mississippi":

"… 2004, 25 reported an increase in spending over the previous year. Arizona, Mississippi, Virginia and West Virginia all reported increases of more than 30 percent …"

$100 million for artificial legs and feet in question

By Alexandra Duszak

Medicare IG report bares $100 million in questionable costs for artificial legs, feet

Excerpts from this story referencing "Mississippi":

"… ble payments for artificial legs and feet, including suppliers in Alabama, Mississippi, Wyoming and Puerto Rico who were twice as likely to turn up in the inspec …"

"… not provide the names of the suppliers for privacy reasons.As for Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico and Wyoming, White said it was impossible to say exactly why …"

FACT CHECK: Is Texas impervious to the recession?

By FactCheck.Org

Gov. Perry picks and chooses which economic statistics suit his presidential campaign, and his critics do the same

Excerpts from this story referencing "Mississippi":

"… risen, along with the state’s unemployment rate. And Texas is tied with Mississippi for the highest percentage of hourly workers paid at or below the minimum …"

"… y administration had claimed about 54,000 new jobs.Fact: Texas, along with Mississippi, has the highest percentage of hourly workers at or below the minimum wage …"

"… wage. That gives the state the highest percentage in the nation, tied with Mississippi, according to BLS data.In 2000, the percentage of hourly workers paid …"

"… or the sources for this article.Clarification, Aug. 31: Texas is tied with Mississippi in having the highest percentage of hourly workers at or below the minimum …"

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