527 Ad Spending Heavy in Midwestern States

By Derek Willis

Wisconsin and Iowa see millions in advertising since June

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wisconsin":

"… ca Voter Fund.Progress for America Voter Fund spent nearly $1.2 million on Wisconsin television stations between Aug. 24 and Sept. 8 for advertisements promoti …"

"… Fund, a liberal group opposed to Bush, purchased nearly $249,000 in ads in Wisconsin and nearly $100,000 in Iowa in July, August and early September. The group …"

"… tworks CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC and The History Channel.In addition to Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio and Florida, 527 groups also purchased more than $100,000 of a …"

GOP 527s Gaining Ground

By Derek Willis

Political groups on the right raise at least $26 million since June

Excerpts from this story referencing "T. Boone Pickens":

"… -chairman Dawn Arnall, $2.5 million from Texas oilman and business magnate T. Boone Pickens and $2 million each from Amway Corp. executives Richard DeVos and Jay VanA …"

Methodology

By The Center for Public Integrity

A look inside the Center's reporting process for Iraq: The War Card

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wisconsin":

"… a researcher/editor at the Fund, is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he founded and edited a popular website for college sport …"

"… writers, The Heptagon, and worked for publications including The Wisconsin State Journal, Scout.com, and Rotowire.Jeanne Brooks, the managi …"

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States see importation as solution to high drug costs

By Victoria Kreha

Several seek, have plans despite federal and industry opposition

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wisconsin":

"… -month supplies of medication from Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Wisconsin, Kansas, Vermont and Missouri have joined, with supporters claiming that i …"

FDA staff travels on drug industry dollars

By Alexander Cohen

Groups tied to FDA-regulated industry paying for agency officials' trips

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wisconsin":

"… es, including AstraZeneca and TAP Pharmaceuticals, while the University of Wisconsin is a major research center that has conducted clinical trials for Pfizer, …"

Center posts state legislators' personal financial disclosure

By Sarah Laskow

Depending on where you live, the personal finance disclosure statements of your state legislators may be easy, or difficult to find.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wisconsin":

"… rests.Modernizing disclosureFour states — Delaware, New Jersey, Utah and Wisconsin — have modernized their disclosure systems in recent years and provide o …"

"… forms available on the Internet or electronically on disk or by email.The Wisconsin Ethics Board, the most recent agency to go electronic with disclosures, fe …"

"… st still order copies of disclosures from the agency. This is because of a Wisconsin law requiring the agency to notify filers when copies of their filings are …"

"… grity has received grants from the Joyce Foundation, which helped fund the Wisconsin Ethics Board's Eye on Financial Relationships Index.)AlabamaAlaskaArizonaA …"

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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 "Wisconsin":

"… torships in outside organizations.The other four — Delaware, New Jersey, Wisconsin and Utah — now provide the required filings to the public in an electron …"

"… oint earned for making a blank financial disclosure form available online.)Wisconsin's score increased to 70 points and the state moved up from 21st place to 1 …"

Hidden agendas

By The Center for Public Integrity

How state legislators keep conflicts of interest under wraps

Excerpts from this story referencing "Connecticut":

"… g-racing interests, to introduce profit-boosting legislation they wanted.A Connecticut lawmaker pushes for the legislature to relocate the New England Patriots t …"

"… ctory to excellent. In these states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, …"

"… nsin688Virginia885.5New York985North Carolina1082.5Oregon1182California1281Connecticut1380Rhode Island1380Missouri1576.5Colorado1676South Carolina1676Arkansas187 …"

McCain-Feingold changes state party spending

By Agustín Armendariz and Aron Pilhofer

Fundraising dips, ad buys plummet in first election after campaign reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wisconsin":

"… residential race's battleground states. Florida, California, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio were among the top states that spent the most on get-out-the …"

"… organizations in states like Oregon, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin might be among the particularly hard-hit. But after just one election "it …"

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 "Wisconsin":

"… e reports, and the papers are filed away until someone requests a copy. In Wisconsin, the state agency had not noticed two pages missing from a Wisconsin Repub …"

"… y. In Wisconsin, the state agency had not noticed two pages missing from a Wisconsin Republican Party report until asked about it two years after the report wa …"

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