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Group Releases New Illinois Campaign Finance Database

Via Progress Illinois The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform released its new campaign finance database this week. With the free “Illinois Sunshine” database, the public can search political contributions, expenditures and other Illinois campaign finance information. The database includes Illinois political spending information dating back to 1994. Here’s a breakdown from the…

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Small Pool of Rich Donors Dominates Election Giving

Via the New York Times Fewer than four hundred families are responsible for almost half the money raised in the 2016 presidential campaign, a concentration of political donors that is unprecedented in the modern era. The vast majority of the…

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The Voting Rights Act: A Dream Undone

via the New York Times On the morning of his wedding, in 1956, Henry Frye realized that he had a few hours to spare before the afternoon ceremony. He was staying at his parents’ house in Ellerbe, N.C.; the ceremony would take…

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