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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
Andrew Perez and Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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October 10, 2016
Amid a presidential debate that focused as much on personal attacks as substance, the topic of campaign finance reform finally made a brief, if tangential, appearance in the high-stakes public forum.
Andrew Perez and Frank Bass
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October 06, 2016
Photo Credit: Drew Angerer, Getty Images NewsOctober 6, 2016 - A campaign finance watchdog group is calling on federal election regulators to investigate whether Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaigns have illegally coordinated with super PACs supporting them.
Andrew Perez, Avi Asher-Schapiro, David Sirota
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October 04, 2016
Once an opponent of gambling, Trump’s VP pick boosted casinos as his Indiana campaigns reaped a jackpot of gaming industry cash.
Ashleigh McEvoy
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September 29, 2016
Plastic bag and other plastics makers have given more than $6 million to the campaign aimed at preventing a plastic bag ban in California. Four plastic bag manufacturers -- each based outside of California -- have provided 97 percent of contributions to the American Plastic Bag Alliance (APBA), the sole committee working to defeat Proposition 67.
Andrew Perez and Frank Bass
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September 27, 2016
The first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump did not include any discussion about curbing the influence of money in politics -- one of few areas of bipartisan agreement.
Frank Bass
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September 21, 2016
Within the last decade, Mylan Pharmaceuticals has increased the price for EpiPens -- its life-saving, epinephrine-based allergy treatment -- from less than $100 to almost $610. Amid the ensuing furor, more attention has been paid to Mylan’s business tactics than to its political activity.
Bret Hendry
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September 20, 2016
A new MapLight analysis of contributions to California ballot measures found that more than $300 million has been raised in campaigns over 17 measures on the November ballot.