The politics of energy: Coal

By The Center for Public Integrity

When George W. Bush was inaugurated on the Capitol steps in January 2001, the coal industry, which had contr

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ohio":

"… ve John ShimkusR-Ill.Energy & Commerce132,970Senator George VoinovichR-OhioEnvironment & Public Works127,735Representative W. J. "Billy" TauzinR-L …"

"… e Joseph KnollenbergR-Mich.Appropriations121,850Representative Tom SawyerD-OhioEnergy & Commerce115,400Senator Chuck HagelR-Neb. 106,846Senator F …"

"… control legislation. Stuntz has also served on the board of the Columbus, Ohio-based utility American Electric Power since 1993.“I know this is a compl …"

The politics of energy: Coal

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, December 3, 2003 — Two months after his inauguration, President George W. Bush surprised some supporters by changing his positio

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"… companies favoring such CO2 limits included Louisiana’s Entergy and the Ohio-based Cinergy and AEP (the nation’s single biggest coal-burner).Across t …"

The Murtha Method

By The Center for Public Integrity

For months, a cloud has swirled around Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee,

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ohio":

"… ston (R-Ga.), Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), Norman Dicks (D-Wash.), Dave Hobson (R-Ohio), Steve Rothman (D-N.J.), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), Kay Granger (R-Te …"

"… millionContributions: $10,750Republican Dave Hobson, now president of the Ohio-based Vorys Advisors, LLC, represented the Buckeye State’s 7th District …"

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Right on the money: The George W. Bush profile

By Charles Lewis

On January 30, 1990, Platt's Oilgram News, a respected trade journal of the petroleum industry, reported that a subsidiary of a small, Dalla

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"… e of his, William DeWitt, Jr., who owned Spectrum 7 Energy Corporation, an Ohio oil exploration company. DeWitt came from a wealthy background; his father …"

Loophole allows donors to give without leaving a trace

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2000 — The same day that Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore unveiled his campaign finance reform proposal, an o

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"… McCain right before Super Tuesday in advertisements that ran in New York, Ohio and California. The ads criticized McCain’s environmental record and tou …"

Here are the groups targeted by 'no-soft-money' pledge in New York race

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

(Washington, October 3) New Yorks U.S. Senate candidates, Republican Representative Rick Lazio of Long Island and his Democratic opponent, f

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"… oots organization of Jewish Republicans. It has 14 chapters in California, Ohio, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, Texas and Missouri.Many …"

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Despite Tucson and rising needs, mental health takes a back budget seat

By Amy Biegelsen

States have cut $2.1 billion from their mental health budgets over the last three fiscal years, and more slashing is expected in coming week

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"… cenarios like medication adjustments.Rick Cagan, executive director of the Kansas office of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, says waiting list for s …"

"… f out-patient care, despite its relative cost-efficiency, is being cut. In Kansas, for instance, where the budget shortfall for 2012 hovers at nearly $500 m …"

"… nk from 1,558 to 1,315 in the past five years. More than once during 2010, Kansas’s Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services had to freeze volunta …"

The million-dollar weapon

By Sharon Weinberger

Raytheon has sold more than 2,000 of its million-dollar-plus cruise missiles to the Pentagon during a decade of war. ...

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"… to plunge America into still another war,” said Rep. Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat, in a statement. “Our nation simply cannot afford another war, …"

More muscle and money for American Crossroads

By Peter H. Stone

To jumpstart fundraising, the pro-Republican American Crossroads 527 group is reaching out to powerful politicos such as ex-Sen. Phil Gramm

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ohio":

"… Senate candidates in such key states as Colorado, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and a few others.Law said that American Crossroads is still …"

Sen. Franken asks BP to explain OSHA violations

By Jim Morris

During a Senate subcommittee hearing last Thursday, Democratic Sen. Al Franken repeatedly cited the story’s key finding: that BP refineries

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"… epeatedly cited the story’s key finding: that BP refineries in Texas and Ohio accounted for 97 percent of “egregious willful” or “willful” citat …"

"… ion penalty this year for similar violations at BP’s refinery in Toledo, Ohio.BP is contesting all 862 citations – 829 of which were classified as wil …"

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