October 2004
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New Jersey legislators hope that a new law providing public financing for their own campaigns will help clean up the corruption that is rife in their state.
A ruling in August may signal an end to a long-standing San Bernardino County corruption scandal ["Addicted to Corruption," November 2002].
Officials in Orange County, California, are hoping that they've finally found a cure for the decade-long hangover stemming from the county's 1994 bankruptcy.
A fresh idea about how to stimulate local economies is fueling a
debate about whether it can solve all problems.
