Farmworkers plagued by pesticides, red tape

By Ronnie Greene

Pesticides endanger farmworkers, but thin layers of government protect them and no one knows the full scope of the perils in the fields.

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"… laints.”The official count doesn't reflect reality, agrees Andy Rackley, director of agricultural environmental services for Florida's Department of Agricul …"

"… been such a long time since this incident occurred,” Little said.Yet the director acknowledged that his office, once contacted, moved slowly.“We were extr …"

Contribution limits at risk in states thanks to Supreme Court

By Amy Myers

Illinois and other states may eliminate contribution limits to candidates to offset unlimited outside spending.

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"… a no-contribution-limit election, according to David Morrison, the deputy director of the ICPR.Morrison, testifying before a legislative committee, said that …"

"… faster.”More changes could be on the way, according to Trey Grayson, the director of Harvard University’s Institute for Politics and former Kentucky secre …"

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

By Paul Abowd

D.C.-based Republican Governors Association uses super PAC to move $1 million to GOP candidate in Indiana.

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"… this — they’re riding on a new level of hubris,” said Edwin Bender, director of the institute.The RGA’s 527 raised $16.7 million since April, nearly …"

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Daily Disclosure: Jewish groups run anti-Obama ads as Romney visits Israel

By Rachael Marcus

Republican Jewish groups run anti-Obama ads

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"… the nonprofit, which is not required to disclose its donors.The group’s director, Noah Pollack, told the Jerusalem Post that its mission is to address thre …"

Donor profile: Harlan Crow

By Rachael Marcus

Quick stats on the biggest financial backers of Election 2012

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"… e of a real estate crash. He took the company public in 1997 and remains a director. Now Crow is chairman and CEO of Crow Family Holdings, which remains a ma …"

Transparency missing in Arizona's legislature

By Kathleen Ingley and Maureen West

Mystery budgeting and 'striker' bills cut public from the process.

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"… e was no way for us to get there in time,” said Caroline Isaacs, program director.By noon, the appropriations committees had both heard and approved the gen …"

"… dn’t know if they were going on or when,” said Ken Strobeck, executive director of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns.The secrecy and dearth of public …"

"… g Alliance, whose members range from banks to local governments, executive director Val Iverson was stunned when the budget deal was announced and the revenue …"

"… e strikers, a number that has been typical for the past decade.Sandy Bahr, director of the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter, combs through committee agend …"

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Most eligible for Obama undocumented program already working

By Susan Ferriss

Aug. 15 start date for undocumented youths ages 15 to 30 to apply for deportation reprieve

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"… h of its work.At an event Tuesday at the Migration Policy Institute, USCIS director Alejandro Mayorkas clarified that the administration’s policy actually i …"

Clean Water Case targets wetlands protection in North Carolina

By Alice Su

As part of a U.S. effort to protect wetlands, a federal court has ordered $1 million in preservation projects in North Carolina.

Election-fraud not as common as recent voter ID laws suggest

By Natasha Khan and Corbin Carson

The first in a multi-part voting rights investigation by college journalism students from across the country.

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"… o have their voices heard during elections,” said Eddie Hailes, managing director and general counsel of the Advancement Project, a civil-rights group chall …"

"… tes.Trey Grayson, the former Republican Kentucky secretary of state who is director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Govern …"

Kentucky death case: Another black eye for state workplace safety enforcement

By Jim Morris

Kentucky's deletion of all violations in worker death case criticized by victim's family, feds.

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"… fixtures, for example. It hadn’t.In a July 5 letter, Susan Draper, then director of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s Division of Occupational Safety and Heal …"

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