"… g it out has “gone underground,” said lobbyist Kevin DeMenna, a former Senate chief of staff for GOP leadership who has personally observed every legisl …"

"… e final budget,” he said.Initially, there was confusion over whether the Senate Appropriations Committee would allow any public testimony on the budget. C …"

"… r than it’s ever been,” said Mike Gardner, a former GOP legislator and Senate chief of staff, who now lobbies for Triadvocates, a Phoenix-based public-a …"

"… t formal meetings and testimony, said Sen. Ron Gould, vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the public never gets to hear the arguments for …"

"… te her requests.One of the bills in California, which has passed the state Senate, requires schools with high rates of suspension for certain student groups …"

"… e Sen. Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento, the Democratic leader of the state Senate. One of Steinberg’s co-authors is state Sen. Michael Rubio of Shaft …"

"… nprofit, also released a string of ads targeting candidates in competitive Senate races across the country.“Calendar” attacks the spending record of Rep …"

"… more money to waste.” He is opposed by Republican Heather Wilson for the Senate seat.“Hiding” targets North Dakota senatorial candidate Heidi Heitkamp …"

"… ublican incumbent Sen. Dean Heller.The New Mexico, North Dakota and Nevada Senate races are among the most competitive in the country.In New Mexico, Heinric …"

"… state treasurer Sarah Steelman in the three-way, closely watched GOP U.S. Senate primary in Missouri, reported spending $253,000 on ads opposing businessma …"

"… e spent more than $2.2 million in the race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri, with nearly 90 percent of the total going toward negative ads …"

"… otsteps of Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer, who won the GOP nomination for Senate after her two better-known competitors and their allies pummeled each othe …"

"… ntrollers Association.When including all outside spending for the Missouri Senate race, including funds used for anti-McCaskill ads, outside groups hav …"

"… former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, won a hotly contested Republican U.S. Senate primary in Missouri, meaning he will face incumbent Claire McCaskill, …"

"… PAC, the main super PAC focused on helping Democrats retain control of the Senate.Similarly, McCaskill’s own campaign ran ads against all three Republican …"

"… g, as the Center for Public Integrity previously reported.The Missouri GOP Senate primary marks the second time in a week where a self-funded candidate went …"

"… s solicitor general Ted Cruz bested Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in a Senate primary runoff.Brunner, who was long considered the frontrunner in Missour …"

"… prised of six former judges appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. The governor must choose from a list of candidates developed by a separat …"

"… uld select seven members from that list, who then would be approved by the Senate. No more than three commissioners would be from the same political party.T …"

"… ppointed by the governor, and one each by the president pro tempore of the Senate, the Senate majority leader, the Senate minority leader, and the House spe …"

"… the governor, and one each by the president pro tempore of the Senate, the Senate majority leader, the Senate minority leader, and the House speaker.“They …"

"… esday announced a $3.4 million ad campaign attacking Democrats in four key Senate races.Among them is "Sense," which claims Sen. Jon Tester of Montana was t …"

"… 60th vote, the story points out. Tester’s office emailed a video of the Senate roll call vote, “which clearly shows Tester casting the 52nd vote,” ac …"

"… ident Chris Chocola has said. “Neumann is the only candidate running for Senate in Wisconsin with a proven conservative record.”Both Thompson, who serve …"

"… or Growth and its financial backers.A week ago, Rep. Todd Akin won the GOP Senate primary in Missouri, beating out candidates who suffered from damaging sup …"

"… tive in that election, it has seen its preferred candidates prevail in GOP Senate primaries in Indiana and Texas, where politicians favored by the party est …"

"… ndidate, independent groups have spent about $4.5 million in the Wisconsin Senate race. Most of the rest comes from $300,000 in support of Democratic candid …"

"… ch can be used as ID for voting, and cannot afford to get one.Former state Senate President Russell Pearce, who wrote the law, did not respond to repeated r …"

"… animal rights activist Julie Caramante.  …"

"… Municipal Employees.Virginia is the third most expensive outside-spending Senate race in the country, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The …"

"… “With a T” opposes Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who is running for U.S. Senate in that state.“Business” capitalizes on the investigation into alleged …"

"… nprofit, it isn’t required to disclose its donors.“Too Extreme for the Senate,” from the National Republican Senatorial Committee attacks Baldwin for …"