'Smart growth' goals frustrated by local authorities

By Dick Cooper

In a pasture, along a tree-lined road, a small herd of hefty black-and-white striped “Oreo cows” — more formally known as Belted Galloways —

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Louisiana, Mississippi movin’ up; 20 states still flunk

By Caitlin Ginley

Louisiana and Mississippi make great strides in improving disclosure, but nearly half of states still fail.

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Governor Bobby Jindal spins the Center’s work

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Louisiana tightens its ethics standards

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Lone Star lobbyist launches hybrid super PAC

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Voting rights battles re-emerge in the South

By Nick Andersen, Kassondra Cloos and Caitlin O’Donnell

Photo ID laws and other new voting restrictions in a number of Southern states raise questions about impact on minorities.

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Lone Star lobbyist launches hybrid super PAC

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Treasurer of new hybrid super PAC also advocates for nation's largest steel producer.

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$5,000 buys companies access to GOP attorneys general

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