Center for Public Integrity

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The Center for Public Integrity seeks to counter the corrosive effects of inequality by holding powerful interests accountable and equipping the public with knowledge to drive change. The Center is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization dedicated to investigating systems and circumstances that contribute to inequality in our country.

illustration showing a puppet master picking up the pieces of states from a globe

Right and left both exploit new campaign spending rules

Since the Supreme Court loosened rules on political spending in 2010, the Republican Party, boosted by corporate and billionaire backers, has been painted as the biggest beneficiary. But in New Hampshire and a handful of other states in 2012, including Maine, Democrats flipped the script.

ByCenter for Public Integrity

November 14, 2013

Overhead view of the inside of the New Mexico state legislature room filled with state lawmakers sitting at their desks and walking around.

Conflicts of interest run rampant in state legislatures

Many states lack the combination of clear rules and strong enforcement that might ensure conflicts do not become real problems.

ByCenter for Public Integrity

March 19, 2013