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The first article, which appeared on the Journal's front page, tells of Ohio Rep. Josh Mandel's campaign to pass a law mandating that his state's pension funds divest from terror.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Divest Terror makes the front page
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John Kennedy, the state treasurer who helps decide when Louisiana's major pension funds should bring a law suit, has received tens of thousands of dollars in political donations from Bernstein Litowitz, which has offices in New York, New Orleans and San Diego and was the country's top-grossing securities class-action firm in 2008.
WSJ: Pay-to-Play and the Tort Bar
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The legislation would also strip pensions from anyone convicted of public-corruption felonies, provided they joined the system after the 2011 enactment of the state pension-reform law, the governor's office said.
WSJ: Bribe Fight In Spotlight