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A Certain Victory for Campaign Finance Reform Looms in Missouri
But opponents of reinstating limits on political donations plan to resume the fight they can't win at the ballot box in court.
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The Billionaire Class Is Terrified That Russ Feingold Will Return to the Senate
The very rich are spending very heavily to prevent the return of a very serious reformer to the Senate.
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Scott Walker Backers Defend Lead and Wisconsin’s Poisoned Politics
In Scott Walker's Wisconsin, lead chips have replaced cheese curds as the tasty snack of choice.
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The 3,000 Other Elections: Trump May Help Democrats Win Back State Legislatures
The Trump effect may enable Democrats to take back control in some GOP-led states on November 8.
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Trump and Clinton Camps Are Engaging in Super PAC Coordination, Says Watchdog Group
The Campaign Legal Center and other campaign finance experts are asking the FEC to enforce the rules against coordination.
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The $1 Billion Election No One Is Noticing
Most media is focused on the presidential circus, state and local candidates have raked in massive amounts of money.
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Big Money in Politics Threatens Political and Racial Equality
The arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC ultimately explain what's wrong with how we treat the influence of money in politics.
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Doing What the Feds Won’t on Corporate Political Disclosure
A tiny Washington nonprofit is trying to do what Congress and the SEC won't.
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Russian-Born Oil Magnate Gives Big to Trump Campaign
Simon Grigorievich Kukes, former chief executive of a now-defunct Russian oil company, contributed more than $150,000 to Trump's campaign.
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New Documents Suggest Gov. Scott Walker Knowingly Solicited Illegal Corporate Checks
Gov. Scott Walker may have solicited and received corporate checks for the 2011 Senate recall fight and his own 2012 recall election.