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A long quest in Texas for a better voting machine

by Molly Wood
Oct 24, 2018
Want confidence in an election? Stick to paper.
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Billionaire donations are driving midterm spending

by Justin Ho
Oct 23, 2018
High net worth giving is making this midterm campaign one of the most expensive ever.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gestures to the crowd as he walks on stage to deliver remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
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Billionaire donations are driving midterm spending

by Justin Ho
Oct 23, 2018
High net worth giving is making this midterm campaign one of the most expensive ever.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gestures to the crowd as he walks on stage to deliver remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
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Voting machines are totally hackable. But who's going to pay to fix them?

by Molly Wood
Oct 23, 2018
An argument for why voting systems should be regulated — and funded — like public utilities.
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Voting machines are totally hackable. But who's going to pay to fix them?

by Molly Wood
Oct 23, 2018
An argument for why voting systems should be regulated — and funded — like public utilities.
Voters cast their ballots at voting machines in Las Vegas in 2016.
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There is more proof some very big money is behind the midterm elections

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 15, 2018
More women are contributing money, and more of that money is backing female candidates.
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Who pays when presidents hit the campaign trail?

by Peggy Lowe
Oct 15, 2018
When President Trump, like his predecessors, stumps for local politicians, local taxpayers foot the bill.
President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Kansas Expocentre on Oct. 6 in Topeka.
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Voters in a California city weigh taxing vacant properties to help ease homelessness

by Farida Jhabvala Romero
Oct 11, 2018
If the Oakland measure is approved, it would be the state's first such tax.
Homeless advocate Candice Elder checks in with Dorothy Smith at an encampment in Oakland in August. Smith, who raised her children in the city, said her disability benefits are not enough to afford housing.
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Campaigns target young voters, but will they show up on Election Day?

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 10, 2018
This campaign season, millions of dollars are being spent to convince young voters to register and vote in the midterm elections.
A pollster loads paper into a primary registration machine at the Travis County Courthouse in 2008 in Austin, Texas.
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S&P 500 companies make fewer election-related donations, survey shows

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 4, 2018
The companies that still donate are also becoming more transparent.
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