Local Voters, Distant Donors
A multi-part series examining how support from across state lines is shaping 2018’s local races as redistricting decisions loom.
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Local Voters, Distant Donors
Part 1 of 6
Published — October 10, 2018 Updated — October 18, 2018 at 12:00 pm ET
Out-of-state donors pour cash into Democrats’ state races
As redistricting decisions loom, state campaigns are getting a surge of attention and money
Local Voters, Distant Donors
Part 2 of 6
Published — October 18, 2018 Updated — November 7, 2018 at 4:53 pm ET
How billionaires from other states are shaping this year’s ballot measures
More than 10 percent of money raised for ballot measures this year comes from out-of-state billionaires
Local Voters, Distant Donors
Part 3 of 6
Published — October 26, 2018 Updated — November 2, 2018 at 9:39 pm ET
How cryptocurrency is sneaking into state elections
Four years after bitcoin was allowed in federal elections, most states are still in the dark about how to handle the donations
Local Voters, Distant Donors
Part 4 of 6
Published — November 2, 2018
Six environmental ballot measures attract massive out-of-state and industry cash
Greenhouse gases and corporate profits don’t remain within state lines. Neither has money donated to both sides of this year’s ballot measures.
Local Voters, Distant Donors
Part 5 of 6
Published — November 2, 2018
A #MeToo candidate is loved from afar, but faces a different kind of resistance at home
Called a ‘toxic hand grenade,’ Katie Muth wants to blow up Pennsylvania’s Democratic old boys’ club
Local Voters, Distant Donors
Part 6 of 6
Published — November 3, 2018
