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How does your state rank for integrity?
Yue Qiuhttp://www.publicintegrity.org/authors/yue-qiuChris Zubak-Skeeshttp://www.publicintegrity.org/authors/chris-zubak-skeesErik...
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Only three states score higher than D+ in State Integrity Investigation; 11...
In November 2014, Arkansas voters approved a ballot measure that, among other reforms, barred the state’s elected officials from accepting lobbyists’ gifts. But that hasn’t stopped influence peddlers...
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FEC: Notable conservatives tied to nonprofit scofflaw
Three notable conservatives — including a top fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio — are linked to a now-defunct “dark money” nonprofit group that failed to disclose several...
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Super PAC aims to fix Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush sayshecanfix the nation's problems.A moneyed super PAC, meanwhile, is fighting to fix Jeb.Pro-Bush Right to Rise USA aired more than 1,400 ads on TV networks and national cable from Nov. 3...
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The fuel for a nuclear bomb is in the hands of an unknown black marketeer...
CHISINAU, Moldova– The sample of highly-enriched uranium, of a type that could be used in a nuclear bomb, arrived here on a rainy summer day four years ago, in a blue shopping bag carried by a former...
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New tax documents show Crossroads GPS poured millions into 2014 Senate race
Crossroads GPS, one of the nation’s largest politically active “dark money” nonprofits, quietly supplied millions of dollars in 2014 to other politically active nonprofit groups seeking to influence...
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Drug lobby gave $50,000 to pro-Jindal nonprofit
The pharmaceutical drug lobby is among the donors to a secretive nonprofit group that is backing the presidential bid of Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, according to a new tax filing obtained...
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Congressman-auto dealer accused of conflict of interest
Nov. 19, 2015: This story has been updated to include comment from U.S. Rep. Roger Williams of Texas.Buried deep within a massive transportation bill that passed the House of Representatives is a...
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Secret donors fuel Democratic political powerhouse
Democratic Party-aligned “dark money” powerhouse Patriot Majority USA collected half of the $30 million it raised last year from five anonymous donors, according to a Center for Public Integrity...
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Outside groups try to help Vitter catch up in Louisiana governor race
The TV ad wars have intensified in Louisiana ahead of final runoff elections Saturday for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, education board and several legislative seats.Though U.S. Sen...
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GOP governors take cue from Obama on how to push policy
Two Republican governors are copying an unusual tactic from President Barack Obama’s political playbook: using pet political groups seeded by donors to push policies, not just candidates.Political...
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Liberal 'dark money' group rails against 'dark money'
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid lambasted secret political cash when he appeared last week in a video filmed and produced by a liberal advocacy group.“Working families can’t compete with...
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Mysterious pro-Mitch McConnell group bankrolled by megadonors
A secretive nonprofit group that helped boost Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky during his hotly contested 2014 re-election bid itself raised more money than McConnell’s challenger,...
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Watchdog asks for criminal probe of conservatives tied to nonprofit
A political watchdog is calling for a criminal investigation of three prominent conservatives in connection with their involvement with a “dark money” nonprofit that last month avoided punishment from...
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Auto-dealing congressman draws complaint
A watchdog group has called for the investigation of the actions of an auto-dealing congressman who proposed an amendment that would exempt his industry from a safety requirement.The amendment, which...
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Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver convicted on corruption charges
Former New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, for decades one of the state’s most powerful political figures, was convicted of corruption charges on Monday, capping a five-week trial that once again...
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EPA begins 'wholesale attempt' to fix much-criticized Office of Civil Rights
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Civil Rights plans to eliminate several statutory deadlines in an effort to respond more nimbly to complaints and bring the office in line with its...
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Where do ads shaping state politics come from? Increasingly, these outside...
National political groups are bigfooting their way into state elections through ad campaigns, part of a growing trend in which groups independent from candidates or parties are taking a larger role in...
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Government has advantage in net-neutrality court face-off
In a federal court face-off against the nation’s biggest broadband providers, U.S. government lawyers upholding so-called “net neutrality” rules may enjoy a slight advantage — two of the three judges...
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NRA still wields real, if misunderstood, political power
This week’s tragic shooting in San Bernardino will no doubt result in a sadly familiar Washington debate about the prospects — likely dreary — of new gun control legislation. Much of the back-and-forth...
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