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Eleven years ago, a waitress named Deb Simpson was elected to Maine’s state legislature—one of 116 candidates to run that year under the state’s newly implemented Clean Elections Act, …

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Supreme Court “Sackett” Decision Shrinks Protections for US Wetlands

Bernie Sanders and William Barber Announce Rallies for $17 Minimum Wage

Climate Groups Slam Debt Ceiling Deal as “Surrender” to Big Oil

Top Oil and Gas Lobby Spent More in Pennsylvania Than Other States Last Year