"… eral health care law.The Texas governor gave a speech Aug. 13 in South Carolina to announce he will run for the Republican presidential nomination. As we …"

"… Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, and South Carolina) have to disclose some basic information about their private financial aff …"

"… in New Hampshire do not have to disclose any stock holdings or income. In South Carolina, lawmakers do not have to disclose any investments unless they own more th …"

"… reports.In six states (Iowa, Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina), lawmakers have specifically exempted themselves from the oversight of st …"

"… 1182California1281Connecticut1380Rhode Island1380Missouri1576.5Colorado1676South Carolina1676Arkansas1875Massachusetts1875Maryland2071Delaware2170Kentucky2170Ohio23 …"

"… party). Parties in other states with Senate races, including Pennsylvania, South Carolina and South Dakota, rank high on the list of recipients.National Republicans …"

"… Commission. A handful of states, including Alaska, Michigan, New York and South Carolina have separate accounts for state parties with names such as "administrativ …"

"… an what the national parties reported sending, according to FEC records.In South Carolina, for example, neither of the state Democratic or Republican party committe …"

"… o State. That amount more than doubled the total contributions reported by South Carolina committees during 2001-2002.At that time, South Carolina parties were not …"

"… tions reported by South Carolina committees during 2001-2002.At that time, South Carolina parties were not required to disclose donors to parties' administrative ac …"

"… state party committees in California, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina and South Dakota making it one of the more prolific state party sources.De …"

"… ach year by state political party organizations.Alaska, Michigan, Ohio and South Carolina state election regulations make explicit exceptions to disclosure requirem …"

"… ocratic and Republican candidates in a recent state Supreme Court election.South Carolina Republican Party director Ron Thomas said the public can trust political o …"

"… other party activity, or not reported at all. In those states—Michigan, South Carolina, Ohio and until recently, Tennessee—operating accounts are exempted from …"

"… on't report activity that affects federal elections. In Michigan, Ohio and South Carolina most of this "soft" money comes from the parties' operating accounts—whi …"

"… ey shifted from one account to another.Operating AccountsLaws in Michigan, South Carolina and Ohio require parties to report contributions and expenditures made to …"