Daily Disclosure: Mystery group goes after Dems in Senate races
The conservative, free-market nonprofit American Future Fund announced the release of attack ads to run in Florida and Wisconsin, battlegrounds for control of the U.S. Senate.In Florida, Democratic...
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INTERACTIVE: Get to know the secretaries of state
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View ArticlePrivatization fails: Nebraska tries again to reform child welfare
Foster parent Jenae VanEvery got a call around midnight one day in September 2011 asking if she could take in two sisters — ages 2 and 3 — who had been found living in filth and squalor by Lincoln,...
View ArticleIMPACT: OSHA's 'model workplace' program needs reform, report finds
So-called “model workplaces” that won exemptions from regular inspections will now face greater scrutiny, amid concern over deaths and safety breakdowns at some plants held up as industry leaders.A...
View ArticleJudicial candidates vulnerable to outside spending
Weeks before the March primary, Aurelia Pucinski looked like a shoe-in for a 10-year seat on Illinois’ highest court.Polls published in the Chicago Sun-Times had her up by 20 points a month before the...
View ArticleSecretaries of state lead charge for strict voter requirements
A number of activist secretaries of state are dramatically changing a once non-partisan job that involves supervising elections.Some have supported partisan legislation. Some have endorsed or advised...
View ArticleDaily Disclosure: GOP super PACs' fundraising leaves Dems in dust
Conservative super PACs dominated their Democratic rivals in the latest round of fundraising, according to reports from the Federal Election Commission filed Monday.Restore Our Future, a super PAC...
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Democrat Aurelia Pucinski, who led her opponent by 20 points a month before the Illinois Supreme Court Democratic primary, lost by 28 points after a political action committee spent $200,000 on mailers...
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Infographic: Commercial fishing in the U.S.
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One hundred sixty-five fishermen died along the East Coast from 2000-2009. That's more than anywhere else in the United States, including Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.The U.S. Coast Guard, which...
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Our story about dangers in the commercial fishing industry was jointly reported by the Center for Public Integrity, WBUR in Boston and NPR News. LISTEN TO THEIR STORY HERE.
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NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — “Get your panic out now!”Veteran fisherman Fred Mattera stands atop a fishing trawler at the Point Judith Harbor, seagulls squawking by and a fishy mist in the air, and instructs...
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Infographic: Commercial fishing in the U.S.
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View ArticleNew voting rules make getting Latinos to the polls harder than ever
Every month for the next two decades, 50,000 Latinos will turn 18 years old. With that many new eligible voters and dramatic population growth expected, Latinos could dominate voting in the Southwest,...
View ArticleSlideshow: Latinos see potential for influence at polls
Gonzalo Barrientos, of Austin, Texas, is a former Democratic state senator from the 14th District of Travis County, Austin. Barrientos was born in Bastrop, Texas, and attended segregated schools for...
View ArticleThe deadly incident that turned Fred Mattera into a safety evangelist
The Deadly Incident That Turned Fred Mattera Into A Safety Evangelist
View ArticleDaily Disclosure: Patriot Majority USA targets Koch brothers
Liberal nonprofit Patriot Majority USA is behind two major ad campaigns that kicked off Tuesday. One targets billionaire GOP patrons Charles and David Koch and the other is a coordinated effort with...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups target New Mexico Senate race
U.S. Senate candidate Heather Wilson, a moderate Republican, has been on the receiving end of more than $1.4 million to date in attack ads urging voters in New Mexico not to vote for her.But it’s not...
View ArticleNonprofit profile: Club for Growth Inc.
Type of organization: 501 (c)(4)Supports candidate: ConservativeLocation: Washington, D.C.Founded: 1999Website: http://www.clubforgrowth.org/Social media: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook (all accounts...
View ArticlePAC profile: Club for Growth Action
Type of organization: Super PACSupports candidate: ConservativeFounded: Aug. 9, 2010Website: http://www.clubforgrowth.org/action/Social media: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook (all accounts jointly operated...
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