Close connections

By Anupama Narayanswamy

EPA pays at least three firms to clean up pollution they may have helped create

Surrogates for their agenda

By Alexander Cohen

How the drug industry uses non-profits to push its interests

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Virginia":

"… from PhRMA, Pfizer and Lilly. The institute weighed in on a debate in the West Virginia legislature and opposed a bill that would have mandated price controls on …"

Ga. leads states shining more light on legislator finances

By Leah Rush and David Jimenez

Center launches Web tool offering easier access to state disclosure filings

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Virginia":

"… re systems since the Center's 2004 study, three — Georgia, Tennessee and West Virginia — altered their ethics laws. Georgia joined 26 other states in requiring …"

"… lators to disclose the details of their spouses' employment. Tennessee and West Virginia joined 39 other states in requiring legislators to report their officer po …"

"… ore points, moving it up from 44th to 32nd with a new total of 57.5 points.West Virginia scored 2.5 more points to raise its score to 45, but leaves it ranked …"

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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 "West Virginia":

"… New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wyoming), lawmakers do not have to disclose basic information about t …"

"… 3648Oklahoma3648Pennsylvania3947.5South Dakota4047Wyoming4145Illinois4243.5West Virginia4336.5New Hampshire4436Iowa4533.5Louisiana4632Utah491Idaho501Michigan501Ver …"

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 "West Virginia":

"… of mostly smaller states—including New Hampshire, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Alaska—could see their parties use federal accounts to benefit state …"

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 "West Virginia":

"… al parties to disclose any information about how they spend their money.In West Virginia, which ranked 45th out of 50, the state requires regular disclosure report …"

"… on't have a lot of teeth to do the enforcement," said Terri Helmick of the West Virginia Elections Division. "We have the power to prosecute for 'grossly inaccurat …"

"… shington State Democrats Washington Public Disclosure Commission West Virginia Elections Division Nevada Elections DivisionGifty Boateng, Phillip Ca …"

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No longer on staff

By Elspeth Reeve

Former government aides join state lobbying ranks

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Virginia":

"… ude health insurance companies and a builders association, among others.In West Virginia, Steptoe & Johnson is a large international law firm, which had five r …"

State lobbyists near the $1 billion mark

By Neil Gordon

Laws in flux for 19 states

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Virginia":

"… ase in spending over the previous year. Arizona, Mississippi, Virginia and West Virginia all reported increases of more than 30 percent. Montana's expenditure tota …"

"… ons in with their other spending—Colorado, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia—expenditure totals increased.North Dakota, which has a legislature that …"

"… res. As of January, Louisiana began regulating executive branch lobbyists. West Virginia imposed new training and education requirements on all lobbyists.Disclosur …"

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 "West Virginia":

"… obbying aims in vague, non-descriptive and sometimes even misleading terms.West VirginiaIn January, the state enacted a statute imposing new training and education …"

Study finds $565 million spent on lobbying in the states in 2000

By John Dunbar and Leah Rush

The Center finds nearly half a billion spent in 34 states on lobbying

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Virginia":

"… t require the reporting of salaries are Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Idaho, West Virginia, Utah and Wyoming. (Nevada does not require the reporting of salaries; in …"

"… its aging population, leads the nation in health care lobbying. Coal-rich West Virginia, where environmentalists decry the practice of knocking down mountains to …"

"… ermont up one notch in the ranking, to 18th, along with all states through West Virginia. The original $5,239,329 amount included calendar year 1999 and …"

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