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Illegal Dark Money In Wisconsin

On September 14th, The Guardian newspaper published 1,500 leaked documents collected by the Wisconsin prosecutors who were investigating suspected campaign violations by Scott Walker, the state’s Governor. The Guardian analysis found that these documents “speak to the cozy relationship between politicians and big business, and to the frustration of millions of Americans who feel disenfranchised...
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Harvard professor identifies the ‘worst nightmare’ in America right now

The confused national discourse about our economy and future prosperity in this election year is our worst nightmare,” Harvard Professor Michael Porter writes. “There is almost a complete disconnect between the national discourse and the reality of what is causing our problems and what to do about them. This misunderstanding of facts and...
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Labor Day issue 9/1/16

We have a great issue planned for Labor Day 2016...Check out what we will be covering! airport - for web Chris Stevens will be writing about money coming to central Illinois for our airport thanks to the efforts of Senator Durbin and Congresswoman Bustos. 13612282_904748042970554_6038499852583443819_n Read more