<div><p>The South Dakota State Legislature fully repealed a major anti-corruption law earlier this year that voters approved in November 2016. But voters in the state may get a second chance at reform.</p><p><a href="https://act.represent.us/sign/cosponsor_SD_Act?akid=s63157..tdEuBc" rel="noopener n

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<div><p>In August, just one month after the Democratic National Convention, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders <a href="http://ivn.us/2016/08/29/sanders-announces-launch-of-our-revolution-to-extend-the-progressive-movement/" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced</a> the launch of Our Revolution, a non-pro

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<div><p>In its ruling in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Citizens United</em></a> case of 2010, the Supreme Court decided&nbsp;that organizations that are wholly independent of candidates could spend unlimited sums of money to influenc

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<div><p>Before a crowd in his home start of Vermont and speaking to supporters attending more than 2,600 watch parties across the country, Senator Bernie Sanders <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LC8kYe0QM" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced</a> on August 24 the launch of&nbsp;<a href="htt

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Andrew Gripp

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