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Associated Press: Group Targets Wasserman Schultz With TV Ad Over Payday Lending Bill
A liberal group is spending $100,000 in television ads in South Florida to call out embattled Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz for not cracking down harder on what many call the predatory practices of the payday lending industry.
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Associated Press: Prosecutor Looking Into Allegations That Top US Election Exec Misused Funds
A Kansas prosecutor is looking into allegations of misuse of public funds against a top U.S. election executive when he was a county election commissioner in the state, two county officials confirmed Monday.
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Kansas City Star: Prosecutor Looking Into Former Johnson County Election Official’s Conduct
The public advocacy group, Allied Progress, called last month for the agency’s inspector general to investigate communications between Newby, and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. The Associated Press reported the communications based on emails provided under an open records request. The inspector general’s office has declined to investigate while the civil lawsuit is ongoing, according to a letter the inspector general sent Allied Progress.
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Associated Press: Group Wants Investigation of Kris Kobach and Federal Election Official Brian Newby
Allied Progress group called Wednesday for an investigation of a top federal elections official in the wake of a media report about his communications with one of the nation’s leading advocates of voting restrictions.