http://www.campaignmoney.org/taxonomy/term/622/0 en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/04/16/big-waste How comfortable are you with the idea that the metric by which we determine how nuclear waste is disposed of <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ikxSLwXCpx4eChE4KVDfqlt3qD3wD902S4080">could be campaign contributions?</a> A Utah-based company seeking a contract to import nuclear waste for processing at their facility is throwing money at key members of Congress in an effort to advance their interests, over the objections of environmental groups.<p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/04/16/big-waste">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/04/16/big-waste#comment campaign contributions Utah Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:30:08 -0500 Katie Schlieper 235743 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/01/22/cash-up-front It appears that not running for re-election is a lucrative side business for Utah state legislators. That is, even in a year when they&#39;re not running for office they&#39;re collecting<a href="http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695246085,00.html"> hundreds of thousands in campaign contributions</a> from the usual special interest suspects and converting it for personal use all the while denying that financing your lifestyle with money from pharmaceutical companies in any way influences your decisions as a lawmaker. <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/01/22/cash-up-front">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/01/22/cash-up-front#comment campaign contributions Utah Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:12:44 -0500 Katie Schlieper 219580 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/12/04/utahs-special-interest-problem Utah&#39;s <em>Deseret News</em> has looked into the campaign finance records of Utah office-seekers and the results are <a href="http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650212018,00.html">grim evidence</a> of the need for reform.  Of the $3.74 million spent in the last election cycle by winning candidates $3.58 million came from the candidate&#39;s own wallet, or from special interests.<p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/12/04/utahs-special-interest-problem">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/12/04/utahs-special-interest-problem#comment campaign finance Public Financing special interests Utah Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:28:57 -0500 Katie Schlieper 107065 at http://www.campaignmoney.org