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Conservative groups are spending big on school board races

by Stephanie Hughes
Nov 7, 2022
Traditionally, school board candidates spend $1,000 or less. But one political action committee is spending about 20 times that per race.
Above, a volunteer of Moms for Liberty attends a school board campaign event in Florida. The conservative group spent $50,000 on races in the state, according to the group's co-founder.
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Workplace Culture

Business is getting personal as values take over the workplace

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 3, 2019
From meat-free corporate culture to climate activism, personal beliefs are moving front and center in the professional world.
A WeWork co-working location in Tokyo.
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Popular with voters, more conservative states push for Medicaid expansion

by Peggy Lowe
Dec 10, 2018
One of the big winners in November’s midterm election was public health insurance coverage – specifically expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
A man casts his midterm ballot on Nov. 6, 2018 at Briles Schoolhouse in Peoria Township, Kansas.
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Wanted: tech exec for “conservative outreach”

by Annie Baxter
Dec 6, 2016
Google and other tech companies are looking at how to lobby a Trump Administration.
A self-driving car traverses a parking lot at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California on January 8, 2016.   
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Fiscal Cliff

Ralph Reed on the budget deficit and fiscal cliff

by Jeff Horwich
Dec 19, 2012
Some treasured tax breaks are coming in for close scrutiny, and one of the country's leading social conservatives is weighing in on the matter.
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