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 "North Dakota":

"… s to state voter lists. State parties in Arizona, Kentucky, New Jersey and North Dakota reported paying TriMeros a total of $66,400 last year.Looking to NovemberI …"

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 "North Dakota":

"… rs, recipients and spending categories.Among the states, only Arkansas and North Dakota did not require disclosure of state party expenditures during 2001-2002, a …"

"… information from the federal accounts of party committees in Arkansas and North Dakota was available from the FEC and is included in the study. All states requir …"

Professional advice

By Alexander Cohen

State parties spend hundreds of millions on consulting
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Undisclosed

By Katy Lewis, Robert Moore, Leah Rush and MaryJo Sylwester

Half of states fail to keep public informed of state party campaign activity

Excerpts from this story referencing "North Dakota":

"… rmation is not always an oversight, the Center found. Neither Arkansas nor North Dakota require political parties to disclose any information about how they spend …"

State parties collected nearly $570 million in contributions, soft money transfers in 2000

By John Dunbar, MaryJo Sylwester and Robert Moore

States used as a $263 million back door for soft money

Excerpts from this story referencing "North Dakota":

"… y measured expenditures as well as contributions. Two states, Arkansas and North Dakota, do not require political parties to report expenditure information. Of th …"

The dispersion of disclosure

By MaryJo Sylwester and Katy Lewis

States have inconsistant disclosure laws, incomplete records and barriers to easily obtaining financial records

Excerpts from this story referencing "North Dakota":

"… er states pay little attention to this portion of the reports.Arkansas and North Dakota don't require political parties to report any expenditure information, not …"

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It's all relative

By Elspeth Reeve

State lobby corps includes legislator spouses, offspring

Excerpts from this story referencing "North Dakota":

"… conflict of interest.Relative worthLobbyist Thomas D. Kelsch is married to North Dakota state Republican Rep. RaeAnn Kelsch. Thomas Kelsch lobbied on behalf of Ge …"

"… the occasional odd situation. Thomas Kelsch told the story of the day the North Dakota Travelers Association (for which he was a lawyer, but not a lobbyist) was …"

State lobbyists near the $1 billion mark

By Neil Gordon

Laws in flux for 19 states

Excerpts from this story referencing "North Dakota":

"… South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia—expenditure totals increased.North Dakota, which has a legislature that only meets in odd-numbered years, reported t …"

"… he legislature met in 2003, the state reported lobbying totals of $20,096. North Dakota's disclosure law only applies to legislative lobbyists, who do not have to …"

"… y decide how to implement the new regulations.Colorado, Florida, New York, North Dakota and Pennsylvania also undertook efforts to change their lobbyist registrat …"

"… closure requirements for lobbyists and their employers, while lawmakers in North Dakota took a small step backward by voting to raise by $10 the amount of money a …"

Lobbying laws in the states

By Neil Gordon

A round-up of lobbying laws that have recently been enacted or changed

Excerpts from this story referencing "North Dakota":

"… ore than $10. The House bill also would impose a longer cooling-off period.North DakotaThe legislature voted in April to raise the threshold of the amount that a …"

Under pressure

By Robert Morlino

Hot-button issues spur lobby spending as some states weaken disclosure

Excerpts from this story referencing "North Dakota":

"… $132,485,542 and $516,155,477 for their efforts.Two states—Missouri and North Dakota—were able for the first time to provide an overall total of lobby spendi …"

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