You elected them to write new laws. They're letting corporations do it instead. An investigation by USA TODAY, The Arizona Republic and the Center for Public Integrity (usatoday.com)
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derram 6.1 years ago
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2019-04-04 | Abortion, gun control: How special interest groups push legislation
'Model legislation has flourished as gridlock in Congress forced special interest groups to look to the states to get things done, she said. '
'Not all model legislation is driven by special interests or designed to make someone money. '
'For special interests seeking to stay under the radar, model legislation also offers distinct advantages. '
'Definitely people use model legislation to push bad ideas around."'
'It was only the most recent example of model legislation that didn’t reflect the will of voters, USA TODAY/Arizona Republic found. '
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derram ago
https://archive.ph/pkB1U :
'Model legislation has flourished as gridlock in Congress forced special interest groups to look to the states to get things done, she said. '
'Not all model legislation is driven by special interests or designed to make someone money. '
'For special interests seeking to stay under the radar, model legislation also offers distinct advantages. '
'Definitely people use model legislation to push bad ideas around."'
'It was only the most recent example of model legislation that didn’t reflect the will of voters, USA TODAY/Arizona Republic found. '
This has been an automated message.