Issue 8, Volume 2 August, 1999
Produced and delivered by Political Resources, Inc.

Open Secrets.org National Voter Outreach GenderGap Lucianne.com Americans for Tax Reform State PIRGS	Issues 2000 DC’s Political Report  VoteNote Warren Beatty for President Presidential Primary Dates
West Virginia Republican Information &     Resource Website Reform Party of Kentucky New York Republican State Committee	Lowe Campaign Services Coalition Productions Gore Gear Designer Graphics

Open Secrets.org http://www.opensecrets.org Open Secrets, a product of the Center for Responsive politics, a non-partisan, non-profit research group tracking money in politics and its effects on elections and public policy. The site highlights its money in politics data. Influence Inc. is a study of lobbying in Washington, who the players are, how much they give and to whom. The latest presidential numbers are available, broken down by industry, total raised and spent and other variables. There are links back to the Center and some of their other studies, i.e., soft money, standing committees in Congress, etc.

National Voter Outreach http://www.directdemocracy.com This site offers an excellent summary of the Initiative and Referendum process. It outlines the various state requirements to put an issue on the ballot, what states have Initiative and Referendum opportunities, and finally the Direct Democracy Journal, an up-to-date information guide on the Initiatives filed throughout the country.

GenderGap http://www.gendergap.com A one-woman project on Women in Government, Politics and the Military. Of interest is the 1998 tallies of women in each state legislature, the women who have served in the Cabinet and advised the president, the women in Congress and the women on the Supreme Court. Finally, the military statistics and history of Women in the Military is worth a look. There is also a nice summary of the 1999 November state elections in KY, LA, MS, NJ and VA. <http://www.gendergap.com/elections/election1999/e99-states.htm

Lucianne.com http://www.lucianne.com She’s back. Lucianne Goldberg has a web site that reports the hot political stories. Of interest are the "posts", her comments and those of others who read the news columns. The dialogue is casual and provocative, a combination of gossip column and commentary. The site supports her radio show, on the air from midnight until 2am.

Americans for Tax Reform http://www.atr.org With the tax cut legislation in the news, we thought a site opposed to all tax increase should be included. The House, Senate, Conference and Presidential Budget bills, along with extensive analysis and a poll on whether the President should sign the current legislation. In 1986, the ATR sponsored the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, committing signers to oppose any effort to increase federal taxes. 209 Reps and 41 Senators have signed on. The Government Spending counter shows how quickly the Government spends tax dollars. (One million in less than ten seconds).

State PIRGS (Public Interest Research Groups) http://www.pirg.org A leading environmental and consumer watchdog organization. It is a grassroots and citizen-based activist organization. Advocacy is organized at the state level with 23 U.S. states and Canadian affiliates listed on the web site. Each state has its own set of local priorities and goals. Some of the national reports include lead poisoning effects on children, the 1999 SUV survey report, the Smog report and details on the 122 largest producers of carbon-based fuels. Among other features is a Congressional scorecard, based on 13 issues and an e-mail alert system.

Issues 2000 http://www.issues2000.org Excellent site to compare and contrast the major presidential contenders on the issues. Click on a particular candidate and check their position on 24 issues from Abortion, Budget & Economy, China, Civil Rights through Welcome Reform. Or click onto the 24 issues from Abortion through Welfare Reform and compare the major contenders. There are also additional issues for cross referencing and a grid to hone in on a particular issue. The site also has the results of the August 14th Republican Straw poll in Iowa.

DC’s Political Report  http://members.aol.com/SachsDC   A very well organized site offering campaign summaries and links at the congressional, gubernatorial and statewide level. A good source for the lesser-known presidential contenders and minor political parties. The site, written by Daniel D.C. Sachs, is updated regularly.

VoteNote http://votenote.aol.com  AOL   is moving quickly to provide political information to its subscribers. They have hooked up with Capitol Advantage (http://capitoladvantage.com/home2) to provide its members with weekly emails containing the voting records of their reps in Congress. Bills will be briefly explained and e-mail links included for voter feedback. Bob Hansan, President of Capitol Advantage plans to "expand the service to all Internet users."

Warren Beatty for President http://www.netwizards.net/~beaumont   The groundswell is beginning. A California politico, Benjamin Brandzel, has developed an unofficial Beatty for President Web Page. It is a grassroots effort, in which he is developing an email list for supporters around the country to communicate with each other. He urges everyone to see the movie Bulworth.

Presidential Primary Dates http://PoliticalResources.com The Presidential Primary dates are now on-line. Check the calendar page to click onto the presidential primary dates. Please let us know if there are any changes to the latest posting.

West Virginia Republican Information & Resource Website http://wvgop.com This is an excellent content web site, offering detailed information, down to the precinct level. Their goal is "to actively involve West Virginia counties and grassroots organizations and to support their candidates." There are weekly press releases, daily quotes to ponder, historical documents, in addition to the extensive political information included. And, the information is updated regularly.

Reform Party of Kentucky  http://kentucky.reformparty.org This site is an additional arm for the Gubernatorial campaigns of Gatewood Galbraith and Kathy Lyons. With audio and video steam, on-line contributions (the first Kentucky campaign to accept web donations), the Kentucky Reform Party is coordinating its home page with the Galbraith/Lyons’99 web site.

New York Republican State Committee Stop Hillary http://www.nygop.org/stophillary.htm The NY State Republican Party has joined the Hilllary/Guiliani web wars. The number of sites grow each month. The NY State web page focuses on raising money. You can donate on-line or send a check in the mail.

WIN A FREE DIRECTORY - http://PoliticalResources.com  Political Resources has a weekly contest, giving away one of the 1999 Political Resource Directories.(Value: $95.00). You have to enter the drawing to win! Recipients are posted each week.

Check out some of the products & services organizations with web sites in the Political Resources on-line directory. Many more listings with description on-line.

Lowe Campaign Services - http://www.lcsinc-usa.com - General Political Consulting firm.
Coalition Productions - http://www.coalitions.com - Grassroots, General Consulting organization.
Gore Gear - http://www.goregear.com - Gore Presidential products distributor.
Designer Graphics - http://www.politicalsign.com - Yard signs and promotional products.

^{Register- receive the Political Web Notes summary via email}