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Teacher unions funnel funds to Democratic lawmakers

  • By Esther Wickham | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The nation’s two largest teachers' unions directed thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to Democratic members of key congressional education committees, according to federal campaign finance records reviewed by The Center Square.

Tennessee

Blackburn moves $4.8M from US Senate campaign account in apparent legal ‘workaround’

  • Adam Friedman

A political action committee operated by officers of the conservative pro-private school voucher group Club For Growth has spent $4.81 million backing U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s gubernatorial bid, months after Blackburn donated a nearly identical amount to the organization’s primary PAC, campaign finance reports show. In May, Blackburn nearly emptied her federal campaign account, donating […]

Nevada

Nevada candidates call for fraud enforcement, healthcare aid

Editor's note: This is part of a series previewing the congressional and statewide races in the Nevada primary election, set for June 9. The election will determine which Democrats and Republicans will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election. These stories feature comments from candidates who agreed to interviews with The Center Square.