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Category: State Politics

Who’s calling the shots in your state? We uncover what drives decisions in statehouses across the U.S., and monitor lawmaker ethics and accountability. 

Posted inState Politics

Six environmental ballot measures attract massive out-of-state and industry cash

by Mark Olalde November 2, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

How cryptocurrency is sneaking into state elections

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández October 26, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inLocal Voters, Distant Donors, State Politics

What is bitcoin?

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández October 26, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

How billionaires from other states are shaping this year’s ballot measures

by Liz Essley Whyte October 18, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

Out-of-state donors pour cash into Democrats’ state races

Avatar photo by Rui Kaneya and Joe Yerardi October 10, 2018February 28, 2023
Posted inState Politics

Reporting recipe: How to investigate out-of-state influence in 2018 races

Avatar photo by Joe Yerardi October 10, 2018February 28, 2023
Posted inState Politics

Redistricting explained: All eyes on state races in 2018

by Mark Olalde October 10, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

An uncertain future for America’s wind energy capital

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández October 8, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

Why are corporations pouring millions into shoo-in governor races?

Avatar photo by Sanya Mansoor, Liz Essley Whyte and Joe Yerardi September 21, 2018February 28, 2023
Posted inState Politics

These state lawmakers are running unopposed, but still rake in campaign cash

Avatar photo by Sanya Mansoor, Liz Essley Whyte and Joe Yerardi September 19, 2018February 28, 2023
Posted inState Politics

Texas tightens rules following Medicaid investigation

by Liz Essley Whyte August 17, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

How a mock convention is helping fuel a movement to change the Constitution

by Sanya Mansoor July 30, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

Arizona governor enacts reforms in wake of Medicaid investigation

by Liz Essley Whyte July 27, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inMedicaid, Under the Influence

How drugmakers sway states to profit off of Medicaid

Avatar photo by Liz Essley Whyte, Joe Yerardi and Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak July 18, 2018February 28, 2023
Posted inState Politics

How we investigated drugmakers’ influence over Medicaid

Avatar photo by Joe Yerardi July 18, 2018February 28, 2023
Posted inState Politics

What is Medicaid?

by Liz Essley Whyte July 18, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

Michigan lawmakers go public with their finances in effort to boost state integrity

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández July 12, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

The NBA and MLB quietly hustle for a cut of the sports betting jackpot

by Rui Kaneya June 7, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

What the new sports betting decision means for states and sports leagues

by Rui Kaneya May 14, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

Michigan lawmakers voted on bills even after admitting conflicts of interest

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández April 25, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

Women will hold record numbers of elected offices in 2019. See where they made the biggest gains

Avatar photo by Chris Zubak-Skees and Kristian Hernández March 6, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

It’s a steep hill to climb for women running for state office

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández March 6, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

Opioid makers paid millions to advocacy groups that promoted their painkillers amid addiction epidemic

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Matthew Perrone and Geoff Mulvihill February 12, 2018January 20, 2019
Posted inState Politics

Turkey’s propaganda war targets America’s state capitals

by Liz Essley Whyte February 1, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

Idaho lawmakers kill bill requiring personal financial disclosures

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández January 18, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

These are the only two states that don’t require lawmakers to disclose finances

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández January 8, 2018January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

By the numbers: a 2017 money-in-politics index

by Ashley Balcerzak, Dave Levinthal, Carrie Levine and Sarah Kleiner December 28, 2017January 28, 2022
Posted inState Politics

The unexpected jobs your state lawmakers have outside the office

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández December 26, 2017January 28, 2022
Posted inAccountability in Your State, Conflicted Interests, State Politics

Conflicted Interests: Stories from the states

by The Center for Public Integrity December 8, 2017January 28, 2022
Posted inConflicted Interests

Find your state legislators’ financial interests

by Chris Zubak-Skees December 6, 2017January 28, 2022

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