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‘Citizens United’ ruling helped unions win state elections By Alan Suderman and Ben Wieder November 14, 2013 The Center analyzed independent expenditure data obtained by the National Institute on Money in State Politics (NIMSP) for 29 states. The Center augmented NIMSP’s data by identifying independent spending in nine other states, primarily through additional government records. […]https://i0.wp.com/static-00-www.publicintegrity.org/files/styles/16x9-4col/public/img/puppetStates.jpeg?ssl=1