Super PAC cash plays big role in Nebraska Senate race

By Michael Beckel

Super PAC spending again plays major role in Senate contest, this time in Nebraska.

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Contribution limits at risk in states thanks to Supreme Court

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Million-dollar donation in Indiana race may skirt limits on corporate giving

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Real estate influence group spends 'mind boggling' amount in California House race

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Excerpts from this story referencing "chair of the political science department":

"… alternative who wasn’t bloodied up yet,” said Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, chair of the political science department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “The timing of the pro-Fischer sp …"

Policing the politicians; state ethics commissions lack muscle

By Caitlin Ginley

Underfunded, politically crippled commissions frequently do little more than slap wrists

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Excerpts from this story referencing "chair of the political science department":

"… y to initiate investigations, the state received zero points.Robert Smith, chair of the political science department at Kennesaw State University and a leading researcher on the subject, asse …"