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February 24, 2012 -
For-profit businesses have contributed $31 million to date to super PACs, independent committees that can raise unlimited funds to influence elections -- and companies in Southern states have been especially generous.
February 17, 2012 -
On an island off the coast of Florida, the billionaire brothers behind Koch Industries recently gave an order to push the privatization of schools, prisons and anything else standing in the way of the almighty Corporation.
February 13, 2012 -
A new study finds that wage theft is a shockingly common problem -- and a growing number of states and local communities are looking for solutions.
February 2, 2012 -
After a brief hiatus, the battle over voting rights is heating up in states across the South and country as November approaches.
February 2, 2012 -
New developments raise serious questions about whether Progress Energy will ever build two reactors planned for Levy County, Fla. -- but its customers are still on the hook for the billion-dollar planning bill.
February 1, 2012 -
Pundits and politicians are scouring the Florida primary results for clues about November. Two of the biggest trends that were revealed: The changing face of Sunshine State politics, and the growing role of Big Money.
January 31, 2012 -
Ads airing in Florida in the run-up to today's primary have focused on Gulf restoration, which hasn't been getting much attention from U.S. political leaders as shown by the GOP debates and the latest State of the Union address.