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Money & Influence 12.5.2013

Letters to the editor: Corporations cannot exercise religion

Letters to the editor: Corporations cannot exercise religion

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Money & Influence 12.5.2013

Common Cause Massachusetts calls for disclosure law for Super PACs

Common Cause Massachusetts calls for disclosure law for Super PACs

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Money & Influence 12.5.2013

Another election flooded by dark money? Let's hope not

Another election flooded by dark money? Let's hope not

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Money & Influence 12.5.2013

Who's behind the Boston mayoral SuperPACs?

$2.8 million and counting! That’s how much money outside groups like SuperPACs have spent to support or oppose Boston mayoral candidates Martin Walsh and John Connolly.

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Money & Influence 12.5.2013

Victory in California 'Dark Money' Scheme

Simply put: today is a day of victory for common sense campaign disclosure laws and the people of California! A pair of Arizona non-profit groups that in 2012 funneled $15 million from anonymous donors into two California ballot initiative campaigns and were flushed out thanks to a complaint from California Common Cause agreed Thursday to pay $1 million in fines to the state.

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