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Money angles this election cycle

With the Iowa Caucuses now in the rearview mirror, and New Hampshire and other early primary state elections primed for extensive media coverage, business and

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Who’s really behind that ad?

If you’re in a battleground state, you’ve already noticed political ads on TV, radio and strategic spots on the web. But, do you know who

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Business takes a back seat in first GOP debate

Thursday night’s Fox News Republican presidential debate was a largely mash-up of candidates positioning themselves on abortion and Planned Parenthood, loyalty to the GOP, ISIS

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Unions fight business with tax hike threat

Unions in the Midwest have had a difficult time in recent years. Wisconsin eliminated collective bargaining rights for state employees, fueling Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s

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Keeping track of political debates

The political debate season is off and running. Republican presidential candidates, or at least many of them, gathered at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

5 tips for covering campaign finance

The Reynolds Center held a workshop last week at the Native American Journalists Association conference in Washington, D.C., on covering the money in politics. The

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Glimpse into the future of politics

As Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Marco Rubio become the latest to announce their candidacies for president of the United States, millennials will be a

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The mayoral runoff in Chicago

Rahm Emanuel, the brash former congressman and top White House aide, easily won his bid to become Chicago’s mayor in 2011. Keeping that seat is

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Indiana bill causes business uproar

Passage of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act engulfed the state in controversy last week. Supporters on the right say it champions religious liberty, while detractors on

The rise of young Super PACs

Believe it or not, millennials are putting Jeb Bush’s face on flasks and beer koozies. That’s just one of the few ideas that the Millennials for

The $4B presidential campaign?

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is back in the news. He’s been on the campaign trail, but he’s not looking for votes. He’s looking for

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