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- 08/17/2012: Editorial: Drop the citizenship question
- 08/13/2012: Editorial: Election snafu is disturbing
- 08/12/2012: Commentary: Voter question overstepped law
- 08/11/2012: Editorial: Citizenship query unwise
- 08/08/2012: Commentary: Voter Supression
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- 08/07/2012: Legal voters refused ballots
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- 07/14/2012: Editorial: Expose the fat cats
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- 07/01/2012: Michigan's lame ducks can't run, but still chase -- and get -- campaign cash
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- 03/18/2012: Editorial: No donor should be exempt from laws requiring disclosure of political spending
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- 03/11/2012: A too-good place to stash donor cash
- 03/08/2012: Michigan lags on ethics, lobbying, campaign rules
- 03/08/2012: Five decisions for a more ethical state government
- 03/06/2012: Legislature + lobbyists is a match made with money
- 03/06/2012: Michigan 'weak' in lobbying oversight
- 03/06/2012: Losse rules allow lobbyists to fatten lawmakers
- 03/03/2012: Editorial Quick Hits: Full disclosure, please
- 02/20/2012: Money Talks: But is it free speech?
- 02/10/2012: Local TV News, Meet the Internet. Why are broadcasters trying to block political campaign transparency?
- 02/09/2012: Big bucks silence views of ordinary folks
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- 01/30/2012: Campaign finances targeted
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- 11/08/2011: A slap in the face by the invisible hand
- 11/06/2011: Viewpoint: Money drives political process; public needs to know who the passengers are
- 10/28/2011: Editorial: Michigan's black eye on campaign finance
- 10/25/2011: Moroun’s money writes sad tale for state
- 10/25/2011: Editorial: Dollars and politics: Senate bridge vote raises concerns
- 10/23/2011: Senate bridge vote -- Matty Moneybags 1, Gov. Sunnysides 0
- 10/23/2011: Improve campaign finance law
- 10/17/2011: PAC includes donors with county deals
- 10/16/2011: Editorial: More campaign spending reporting needed
- 10/13/2011: Michigan Campaign Finance Reforms, So Close and Yet?
- 10/03/2011: Best government money can buy?
- 10/02/2011: Accountability sorely lacking in 2010 races
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- 09/09/2011: Watchdog: Snyder funds 'disturbing'
- 09/08/2011: Michigan House looking at Rep. Meadows for possible rules violations
- 09/08/2011: Are our justices bought and paid for?
- 08/31/2011: Editorial: Super PACs, able to leap public interest in a single bound
- 07/21/2011: Editorial: Disclose more political spending
- 07/12/2011: Super-PACs and Dark Money: ProPublica’s Guide to the New World of Campaign Finance
- 07/05/2011: Editorial: Michigan's scandal
- 06/19/2011: Disclosure system ‘highly dysfunctional’
- 06/18/2011: In the dark on campaign finance
- 06/17/2011: Editorial: Campaign finance needs transparency
- 06/17/2011: Michigan slow to enforce campaign-finance rules
- 06/15/2011: Can Justice Be Bought?
- 06/14/2011: $23 million in campaign ads unreported in Michigan, report says
- 05/19/2011: Secret Donors Multiply in U.S. Election Spending
- 05/14/2011: Michigan Congress newcomers raise cash differently
- 05/06/2011: Why the GOP should support publicly funded elections
- 05/05/2011: Editorial: Politics in the Shadows
- 04/30/2011: Editorial: Some Sunshine for the Campaign Jungle
- 04/27/2011: Editorial: Lawmakers for sale, and Matty Moroun is buying too many too easily
- 04/26/2011: Powerful Moroun family pours $1.5 million into political races
- 04/17/2011: You Get the Judges You Pay For
- 04/14/2011: Meijer case highlights need for campaign law reforms
- 04/14/2011: Editorial: Tainting Justice with Politics
- 03/25/2011: Haley Barbour known for fundraising talent and tactics
- 03/15/2011: Editorial: Why Michigan's campaign finance system needs more transparency
- 02/15/2011: Editorial: Bold Steps for Fair Courts in New York
- 02/14/2011: New York Takes Step on Money in Judicial Elections
- 02/11/2011: Editorial: Too many voters lost between the lines
- 01/26/2011: Judge selection process flawed
- 01/19/2011: Reinventing Michigan Politics
- 01/14/2011: Editorial: Will new high court bring new reversals?
- 01/09/2011: Editorial: Full disclosure of campaign finances is best way to improve state Supreme Court elections
- 12/28/2010: Weaver reflects on state's top court
- 12/21/2010: Editorial: Why we need to reform judicial elections in Michigan
- 12/17/2010: Shaking Up Michigan Courts
- 12/16/2010: Editorial: Balancing the scales: Task force a good step toward judicial reform
- 12/16/2010: Editorial: Task force will look at judicial campaign issues for reform
- 12/14/2010: Editorial: Task force good first step to court reform
- 12/12/2010: Editorial: Money and elections: 2010 election marked a change in the process
- 12/04/2010: Outside groups outspend candidates
- 11/22/2010: Editorial: What the Secret Donors Want
- 11/07/2010: Editorial: Reject anonymous campaigning
- 11/07/2010: Column: Don't let the bullies win; demand transparency and honesty
- 11/03/2010: Editorial: Stop electing judges
- 11/02/2010: Editorial: Show us the money
- 11/01/2010: Editorial: The money game and politics
- 10/31/2010: Editorial: Drowning in Campaign Cash
- 10/30/2010: Editorial: Judges and Money
- 10/30/2010: Editorial: Capping the secret money gusher
- 10/28/2010: Editorial: Backers of political attack ads shouldn’t be allowed to hide
- 10/25/2010: Voters are in the dark on campaign spending
- 10/21/2010: Editorial: Take partisan politics out of judicial elections
- 10/17/2010: High court is soaked in partisanship
- 10/17/2010: Sketchy groups, secret donors use new campaign finance ruling to sway political campaigns
- 10/17/2010: Editorial: Money from special interests is stealing our democracy
- 10/14/2010: Who is financing political campaigns? With current rules, it's hard to tell
- 10/12/2010: Offering Donors Secrecy, and Going on Attack
- 10/12/2010: Editorial: Secret campaign money
- 10/03/2010: Looking the other way as surrogates traffic in slander
- 10/01/2010: How the campaign finance system is eroding confidence in Congress
- 09/30/2010: Shadow groups dominate political ads
- 09/29/2010: Editorial: Fair Courts in the Cross-Fire
- 09/27/2010: Editorial: State lawmakers will likely wrap up without law to require disclosure of possible political conflicts
- 09/23/2010: The election campaigners we can't see
- 09/21/2010: As Rules Shift, Donor Names Stay Secret
- 09/19/2010: Editorial: The Secret Election
- 09/17/2010: High court race showing signs of being costly, nasty
- 09/10/2010: Editorial: Fair Courts at Risk
- 09/05/2010: Editorial: With fewer rules on election spending, voters need to demand fuller disclosure
- 08/29/2010: Column: Chamber pours cash into election
- 08/27/2010: Editorial: Diminished court should take Weaver's warning to heart
- 08/24/2010: Editorial: Public has right to know who is funding campaign ads
- 08/23/2010: Editorial: Appoint, not elect, Michigan judges
- 08/22/2010: Secret money flows through election loophole
- 08/22/2010: Sorting out who produced campaign ads
- 08/22/2010: Tax-exempt groups could be abusing status, expert says
- 08/22/2010: Opinion: Justice's blind; electing justices screwy
- 08/16/2010: Michigan supreme court races sure to draw big spenders, study says
- 08/07/2010: Opinion: Voters deserve to know who is paying for political attack ads
- 07/30/2010: Column: Stealth Campaigns
- 07/25/2010: Opinion: Who's bankrolling the secret campaign -- and what do they want?
- 07/18/2010: Editorial: Political candidates should make finances public
- 07/15/2010: Editorial: Court race is anything but 'nonpartisan'
- 07/14/2010: Michigan Chamber of Commerce sues Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land over campaign finance ruling
- 07/14/2010: Fun with funds - How pols get unlimited contributions via 527s
- 07/11/2010: Prosecutor faces big guns in Meijer case
- 06/25/2010: Voters are in the dark on campaign spending
- 06/16/2010: Editorial: Election errors in Allegan County are unacceptable
- 06/10/2010: Opinion: Pay special attention to non-advocacy spending
- 06/09/2010: Editorial: Michigan's campaign finance laws need more disclosure
- 06/08/2010: Editorial: PAC politics
- 06/06/2010: Litmus tests for the rest of us
- 06/01/2010: Editorial: More disclosure is needed on funding behind campaign issue ads
- 06/01/2010: Issue ads allow anonymity, so some expect slight impact
- 06/01/2010: Political ads are tough sell for image-conscious corporations
- 05/30/2010: Opinion: If you're in politics, just admit it
- 05/26/2010: Editorial: Mich.'s campaign rules remain cloudy
- 05/20/2010: Editorial: Early ballots for any reason make sense
- 05/15/2010: Non-partisan group questions timing behind ads attacking Pete Hoekstra
- 05/09/2010: Editorial: Corporate money in politics
- 05/07/2010: Editorial: Budget hijinks make mockery of public campaign financing
- 05/06/2010: Campaign finance pot raided by state
- 05/05/2010: Editorial: Don't give big political donors more clout and anonymity
- 05/01/2010: Groups lobbying for campaign finance transparency 'disappointed' by Secretary of State's draft ruling
- 04/26/2010: Secretary of State prepares to shape new campaign finance rules
- 04/18/2010: Editorial: Voters need to know who are paying for campaign ads
- 04/16/2010: Editorial: Political money could use some sun
- 04/11/2010: Editorial: Big Money’s Alarming Political Edge
- 04/11/2010: Veil of secrecy hides campaign spending in Michigan
- 03/27/2010: Editorial: Strange bedfellows in Meijer case
- 03/20/2010: Editorial Quick Hits: Boost campaign disclosure
- 03/19/2010: Editorial: From Scandal to Example in West Virginia
- 03/17/2010: 'Bipartisan recipe to do nothing' likely means Michigan robocalls will continue through election
- 03/14/2010: And now a word from my totally anonymous sponsors
- 03/10/2010: N.H. activist Granny D dies at 100
- 02/24/2010: Editorial: Michigan lawmakers trashed public financing of gubernatorial campaigns
- 02/23/2010: Lansing lobbyists spend less -- but still spend a lot
- 02/17/2010: Poll: Large majority opposes Supreme Court's decision on campaign financing
- 02/13/2010: Take O'Connor's advice to keep judges impartial
- 02/10/2010: Macomb political activists unite to oppose Bouchard, Snyder for governor
- 02/04/2010: Opinion: Supreme Court ruling highlights need for action in Michigan on political spending
- 02/03/2010: Editorial: Supreme Court ruling allowing corporate spending for political ads requires better disclosure rules
- 02/03/2010: Editorial: State court passes 1st test of bias rules
- 02/03/2010: Editorial: Campaign finance laws need fixing
- 01/29/2010: Opinion: Supreme Court Ruling Constitutes Abuse of Democracy
- 01/27/2010: O'Connor: Corporate campaign funds could affect judiciary
- 01/24/2010: Opinion: What planet do these justices live on?
- 01/24/2010: Opinion: Big biz needed no help in election game
- 01/22/2010: Opinion: Campaign finance ruling reflects Supreme Court's growing audacity
- 01/22/2010: Editorial: Government by the people, RIP
- 01/22/2010: Editorial: The Supreme Court removes important limits on campaign finance
- 01/22/2010: Supreme Court tosses campaign ad limits
- 01/21/2010: Editorial: The Court’s Blow to Democracy
- 01/10/2010: U.S. Supreme Court could overturn landmark Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce case
- 01/04/2010: Lobbyists, PACs cutting back in tight times
- 12/30/2009: New rule improves appellate law in Michigan
- 12/10/2009: Does new rule on disqualifying judges mean that rulings will be fairer? YES: 'Appearance of impropriety' spelled out
- 12/10/2009: Does new rule on disqualifying judges mean that rulings will be fairer? NO: Justices should recognize limits on authority
- 12/09/2009: Editorial: Weaver was right
- 12/08/2009: Editorial: Assuring judicial impartiality
- 12/08/2009: State's feuding justices take their drama to a new stage
- 11/27/2009: Editorial: Election case highlights prosecutor role
- 11/17/2009: Court adopts prudent rules on conflicts
- 10/09/2009: Editorial: Who's standing in the lobby?
- 10/06/2009: Big bucks cost mayor credibility
- 10/04/2009: Opinion: How leadership became a losing hand
- 09/29/2009: Editorial: At Capitol, money affects the money
- 09/23/2009: Editorial: State lobbying laws should require more specific disclosure
- 09/22/2009: Editorial: The Rights of Corporations
- 09/10/2009: Editorial: Open the books on officeholders
- 09/09/2009: Editorial: State needs a disclosure and ethics bill
- 09/08/2009: Editorial: A Threat to Fair Elections
- 09/06/2009: Mich. court asked to require campaign disclosures
- 09/04/2009: Editorial: Show and tell
- 09/02/2009: Editorial: New rules will protect courts' impartiality
- 08/23/2009: Big money muddies health benefit debate
- 08/23/2009: Absentee ballot rules can boost turnout
- 08/23/2009: With regulation like this, who needs monopoly?
- 08/04/2009: Partisanship flows at nonpartisan court
- 07/02/2009: Editorial: Show the money
- 06/29/2009: Editorial: Michigan needs new way to draw maps
- 06/20/2009: Editorial: Why not term limits on campaign cash?
- 06/19/2009: Editorial: Watching out for a conflict of interest
- 06/16/2009: Editorial: Michigan, learn from court campaign case
- 06/15/2009: Editorial: Tweak rules for justices stepping aside
- 06/14/2009: In Michigan courts, it's the public that's blindfolded
- 06/14/2009: Michigan's elected justices should require transparency on political donations
- 06/09/2009: Editorial: Honest Justice
- 06/09/2009: Editorial: A narrow victory for untainted courts
- 06/09/2009: Blog: That's too much!
- 06/08/2009: Justices Tell Elected Judges Not to Rule on Major Backers
- 06/08/2009: Supreme Court Says Judges Must Avoid Appearance of Bias
- 06/06/2009: Mich. court asked to require campaign disclosures
- 05/23/2009: Court nominations get second look
- 05/14/2009: Michigan doesn't need more of PAC culture
- 04/03/2009: Make lobbying clear
- 04/01/2009: Court finally takes up conflicts of interest
- 03/25/2009: Kilpatrick owes an accounting; lawmakers owe state a tougher law
- 03/18/2009: Knock down more barriers to information
- 03/15/2009: Can justice, cash coexist?
- 03/06/2009: State high court needs conflict of interest rules
- 03/05/2009: Justice for sale
- 03/03/2009: Hold elected officials to higher standard
- 03/03/2009: Justice Not for Sale
- 03/03/2009: Mining case shows sooty side of big-money judicial elections
- 03/02/2009: State ethics bills deserve strong support
- 03/02/2009: Case May Define When a Judge Must Recuse Self
- 02/23/2009: State can tell more on where dollars go
- 02/22/2009: When cash, courts and politics mix
- 02/22/2009: Michigan parties weigh in on Caperton v. Massey
- 02/05/2009: Billionaire top political giver
- 01/30/2009: New rule improves appellate law in Michigan
- 01/15/2009: Balance on the court
- 01/13/2009: Try again for court reform
- 12/15/2008: Campaign Finance
- 12/15/2008: Expand voting opportunities in Michigan
- 11/28/2008: End stealth ads for state judicial elections
- 11/13/2008: The $200 Campaign Finance Fix
- 11/13/2008: Tainted Justice
- 11/12/2008: State House campaigns topped $15M
- 11/04/2008: Place some limits on spending spree
- 10/31/2008: Supreme Court: Clash of ideologies
- 10/30/2008: Panel argues that money, interest groups undermine judiciary
- 10/28/2008: Groups outspend Mich. high court candidates on ads
- 10/09/2008: State still wants dose of political reform
- 10/02/2008: Campaign-finance reform urged for Michigan Supreme Court races
- 09/21/2008: Quicker data needed on campaign donors
- 09/20/2008: Reduce record spending on influence
- 09/09/2008: Court rejects Meijer appeal
- 09/07/2008: Too Generous
- 09/03/2008: Candidates spend big on ads in Michigan
- 08/27/2008: Reform absentee voting, robo-calls
- 08/25/2008: Ever-more-expensive court races heading higher
- 08/20/2008: Experts cite importance of money in political contests
- 08/13/2008: Get real (time) on campaign spending
- 08/12/2008: Meijer files emergency appeal in home court
- 08/06/2008: Lawmakers on notice with ballot plan
- 07/30/2008: Top pols rake in cash, though PACs get less
- 07/29/2008: House candidates raise $8.4M
- 07/28/2008: Special-interest lobbies pour cash into judicial races
- 07/16/2008: Kilpatrick's legal defense fund nearly out of reserves
- 06/29/2008: New round of lawsuits could crack Meijer's facade
- 06/26/2008: Results of new poll surprising
- 06/25/2008: Voters asked to downsize Lansing
- 06/24/2008: Keep promises on campaign reforms
- 06/20/2008: Public funding on the ropes
- 06/18/2008: Don't delay new limits on legal defense funds
- 06/16/2008: Citizens take lead to protect courts
- 06/15/2008: Meijer gets judge to hide papers
- 06/12/2008: Let the attack ads roll!
- 06/08/2008: Don't bet on Fieger fallout
- 06/04/2008: Fieger wins, and campaign cash still rules
- 05/30/2008: Interest groups battle to influence justices
- 05/29/2008: Keep better track of money's influence
- 05/28/2008: Meijer not burdened by concerns over ethics
- 05/27/2008: The Meijer mistake
- 05/21/2008: What if Fieger gave to the GOP?
- 05/18/2008: Cox accepted Meijer money despite probe
- 05/18/2008: Land short-circuits probe of Meijer's war on Acme
- 05/16/2008: Acme group was a front for Meijer
- 05/14/2008: Hold Michigan politicians accountable
- 05/08/2008: Meijer hadn't counted on Acme's Bill Boltres
- 04/29/2008: Will Meijer get its own checkout lane for justice?
- 04/27/2008: Only an AG's probe will give justice a chance
- 04/20/2008: State police continue Meijer probe
- 04/20/2008: Lawmakers want change in wake of ruling
- 04/15/2008: The Selling of the Judiciary: Campaign Cash ‘in the Courtroom’
- 04/13/2008: Penalty presents problems for DeVoses
- 04/12/2008: Northern Michigan officials hopeful Meijer case is kicked back to prosecutor
- 04/11/2008: Prosecutor's case against Meijer dismissed
- 04/09/2008: An appropriate fine
- 03/24/2008: Create fair and orderly primaries
- 03/22/2008: Justice for Sale
- 03/20/2008: Grisham's Judicial Appeal
- 03/12/2008: Business wants court reform
- 03/10/2008: Cash pours over court
- 02/29/2008: Good times: State's ethics rules mean plenty of fun - for lawmakers
- 02/28/2008: 'Reform' groups want voters out of the loop
- 02/28/2008: Time to reform court corrupted by money
- 02/26/2008: Make it easier for citizens to follow money
- 02/25/2008: Not feeling loved in Lansing? Hire a lobbyist
- 02/25/2008: Corporate politics Up North
- 02/24/2008: More calls for judicial election reform
- 02/24/2008: How to save our courts
- 02/21/2008: Winning friends gets costlier
- 02/21/2008: Case clear: Publicly finance high court races
- 02/20/2008: Public could fund high court candidates
- 02/19/2008: High court the target of effort
- 02/15/2008: Finance reform touted for court bids
- 02/13/2008: Out to buy an election? Think big!
- 02/13/2008: Justice should be nonpartisan
- 02/13/2008: Land is asked to delay Meijer deal
- 02/10/2008: Meijer/Acme probe calls for vigor, independence
- 02/06/2008: Meijer: State laws probably violated
- 02/06/2008: Meijer, Village drop all lawsuits
- 02/06/2008: Letter to the Secretary of State concerning Meijer's review of possible campaign finance violations
- 02/06/2008: Unsigned statement from Meijer's regarding illegal campaign financing
- 02/06/2008: Meijer: It likely broke election law
- 02/02/2008: State pols keep raising funds although they can't run again
- 01/29/2008: Partisan staff fuel combat: Legislators should cut corps, add more experts
- 01/27/2008: Leadership is lacking under Capitol Dome
- 01/27/2008: Drawing of district lines fuels divisions
- 01/27/2008: One thing that isn't large: Experience levels
- 01/13/2008: Public expects Acme probe to be complete, transparent
- 01/11/2008: Meijer probe will last two months
- 01/09/2008: State police to investigate Meijer
- 01/06/2008: Mega-stores: big boxes or bullies?
- 12/30/2007: Officials push for Meijer probe
- 12/30/2007: Meijer's secret recall campaign an affront
- 12/30/2007: PR guru defends her firm in Meijer controversy
- 12/30/2007: Meijer's muddle
- 12/28/2007: Meijer hires lawyer to probe Acme recall effort
- 12/28/2007: Meijer ad criticized township officials
- 12/23/2007: Meijer's Secret Plan
- 12/23/2007: PR firm 'ghosted' letters
- 12/23/2007: Acme recall proponents silent
- 12/23/2007: Big-box chain settles lawsuit
- 12/23/2007: Time line Events in the Meijer, Acme Township saga
- 12/21/2007: Union rule
- 11/15/2007: Commentary: State Supreme Court elections
- 10/28/2007: Judicial Races Now Rife with Politics
- 10/26/2007: Crowd tackles judicial issues
- 10/24/2007: League forum will focus on independent judiciary
- 10/08/2007: Hidden Influences
- 10/03/2007: Budget debacle exposes the failure of term limits
- 08/06/2007: State falls behind on political spending reform
- 08/05/2007: We're glad to see state consider 'no excuse' voting for electorate
- 08/03/2007: As nation embraces ethics reform, Michigan shrugs
- 07/29/2007: Outside cash floods Michigan
- 07/26/2007: Engler Majority mangling state environmental law
- 07/22/2007: 3 reforms
- 07/17/2007: Political 'charity' funds: A disgrace
- 07/15/2007: Politicians secretly get millions
- 06/24/2007: Politicians ready to set sail on outing
- 06/19/2007: Consider fairness in drawing voting districts for lawmakers
- 06/18/2007: The Best Judges Business Can Buy
- 06/18/2007: Dump term limits to get better leaders
- 06/11/2007: Rep. creates nonprofit corporation
- 06/04/2007: Equal Justice for All?
- 05/13/2007: Campaign finance reform bogs down in Legislature
- 05/12/2007: Unions aided Kilpatrick's Civic Fund
- 05/01/2007: Inaction proves potent defense in campaign finance cases
- 04/27/2007: Robinson tees off on state of state campaign finances
- 04/13/2007: Something good from Lansing
- 04/01/2007: Reform That Has Really Paid Off
- 03/14/2007: Sunshine on conflicts
- 03/09/2007: Lobbying: One-year delay for ex-officials is one of many needed reforms
- 03/07/2007: Lawmaker-lobby path
- 02/28/2007: Let voters track rising tide of lobbyists' cash
- 02/27/2007: Lobbyists spent nearly $30M
- 02/18/2007: Following the money
- 01/18/2007: Senate, McManus can't let a chance for reform go by
- 12/11/2006: What did all that campaign cash buy?
- 12/09/2006: Reports show that governor race set record
- 12/08/2006: Senate battle most costly
- 12/08/2006: A megabucks election
- 12/08/2006: Nearly $2 million spent on 20th Senate seat
- 11/20/2006: Campaigns: New GOP Senate leader can start work a little early
- 11/19/2006: Voters should mount call for election reform
- 11/07/2006: Robo 'nos': Legislation to prudently limit election annoyance stalled
- 11/03/2006: Campaign Finance Success
- 10/31/2006: Critics want accountability for political robo-calls
- 10/29/2006: Cash Stash
- 10/27/2006: Millions pour into key state election races
- 10/03/2006: Positively negative
- 10/02/2006: Informed voting requires a little homework
- 09/29/2006: Governor's race tab could top $38M
- 09/29/2006: Campaign Millions Buy Little Substance
- 09/28/2006: DeVos, Granholm pumping millions into race
- 09/21/2006: Campaigns: Senate and its leader ignore House's bid for reform
- 09/19/2006: Judicial politics run amok
- 09/13/2006: Secretary of state correct to keep lobbyists' gifts in check
- 09/13/2006: Drain trough: Land ruling on lobbyist gifts should lead to outright ban
- 09/12/2006: Lobbyists skirt gift limits
- 09/11/2006: Washington's once and future lobby
- 09/08/2006: Governor's race tab passes $25M
- 08/03/2006: Outside groups fuel 7th District race
- 08/01/2006: 'Queen' spends big on race
- 07/29/2006: Governor's Race: Costliest campaign
- 07/29/2006: $21 million! Governor's race is already priciest ever
- 07/19/2006: DeVos ad spending passes $10M
- 07/09/2006: DeVos dollars back school choice
- 06/22/2006: The unlimited loopholes of campaign finance
- 05/28/2006: Allen raises half a million
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- 12/31/1969: Editorial: PAC