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An ABC News Investigation Finds A Lack of Scrutiny Breeds Scandal Among State Lawmakers
Oct. 18, 2010
An ABC News investigation has found that corporate interests and their lobbyists are increasingly turning to state legislatures for lucrative contracts and favorable regulations, a dynamic that has bred a string of unsavory political scandals in state capitals around the nation. At least 80 state legislators have been... [continue]
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