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4 states just voted to close a loophole that allowed slavery as punishment for a crime

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 10, 2022
But that might not change the way prisons use inmates as labor.
There were still a few states that utilized slavery and indentured servitude as punishment for crimes.
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Following Election Day, the economic story so far

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Nov 9, 2022
Where the votes go could determine how investors — and their portfolios — could look at the U.S.
Voting booths are seen at Glass Elementary School's polling station in Eagle Pass, Texas, on November 8, 2022.
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The cost of getting citizen-led initiatives on the ballot has nearly doubled since 2020

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 7, 2022
To get a measure on the ballot, you need a campaign to collect signatures. That's gotten more expensive this election cycle.
The average cost for getting a citizen-led initiative on the ballot in states that allow for this has practically doubled from the 2020 election cycle to this year.
Brian Allison/Marketplace
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Election deniers draw big money in state-level midterm races

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 20, 2022
Some of the candidates for these key roles are Republicans who have yet to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election.
In swing states, "election deniers are raising a lot of money,” said OpenSecrets researcher Sarah Bryner.
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Secret Money, Public Influence

Which states are doing something about "dark money"?

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Oct 13, 2022
There's Arizona's citizen-led initiative in 2022. And voters in Alaska and North Dakota passed similar measures in previous years.
Arizona voters will decide on Proposition 211 this November. Voters in just a couple of other states have passed similar measures that came from citizen-led initiatives.
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Secret Money, Public Influence

What it takes to get a "dark money" initiative on the ballot

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Oct 12, 2022
Arizona is one of 21 states where people can submit signatures and petition. But getting something on the ballot is no easy task.
From left, Becky Daggett, Kelly Gibbs and Diane McQueen are among the volunteers who collected hundreds of thousands of signatures to get Proposition 211, a financial disclosure proposal, on this year's ballot.
David Brancaccio/Marketplace
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Secret Money, Public Influence

In Arizona, a story of secret campaign spending and rising electric bills

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Oct 10, 2022
The story of the 2014 Arizona Corporation Commission election campaign and the influence of so-called dark money.
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Sandra Kennedy shows "Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio one of the binders, about 7 inches think, of ad-spending documents acquired by a subpoena.
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What are the real-life effects of political gerrymandering?

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Sep 15, 2022
Author David Daley argues that gerrymandering contributed to the Flint, Michigan, water crisis and facilitated post-Roe abortion bans.
David Daley, author of "Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy," says gerrymandering has allowed some politicians to safely ignore the will of voters.
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Post-election, infrastructure question looms over Germany's flood-damaged regions

by Victoria Craig
Sep 27, 2021
The town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler illustrates many of the climate change and infrastructure issues that have been part of the election's talking points.
A man rides his bicycle on streets destroyed by the flood in Bad Neuenahr, western Germany on August 25, 2021, weeks after heavy rain and floods caused major damage in the Ahr region.
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COVID & Unemployment

Worrying comes with costs

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 5, 2020
But worrying also comes with a few benefits.
A woman turns away in frustration after arguing with a Trump supporter at a pro-police rally in June in Torrance, California.
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