State Round-Up
By Kirstin Ellison
Posted on Fri Jul 28, 2006 at 03:21:22 PM EST
It's finally Friday!
Elections in Florida demonstrated the enormous problem of incumbent advantage.
In California the "revolving door" between the state legislature and the lobbying industry is so intrenched that it even has its own title - the state's Third House.
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle's campaign finances are under scrutiny again.
Shady (and illegal) fundraising by a Maryland congressional campaign causes a stir.
New Jersey Governor Corzine is challenged to formally endorse a ban on pay-to-play.
I caused some drama in the Common Cause office by criticizing the New York Yankees for billing the city for lobbying done by the team of the city.
The Arkansas Secretary of State is in trouble for using a statewide voters' guide to seemingly promote his own candidacy.
New York's campaign finance laws are a bloody mess, and need to be fixed immediately.
The battle to define ethics reform rages on in the North Carolina senate.
Common Cause California endorsed Proposition 89, which would create a voluntary system of public financing of campaigns.
A former Rhode Island state senator was fined a record $130,000 for ten ethics violations dating back to 2000.
As always, use the Comments section to tell us about anything that's happened in your state recently that you don't see here.
Tags: State Round-Up, In the States, Florida, California, Wisconsin, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Arkansas, North Carolina, Rhode Island (all tags)
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