Democracy Wire

Hidden donors are bankrolling more than one-third of the nation's governors and their policy agendas through phony non-profit groups.

In Tuesday's primaries in eight states, more than 100 candidates - Democrat and Republican alike - failed to file personal financial disclosures required by law.

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The valedictorian at a Kentucky High School borrowed part of his speech from a presidential commencement address -- with a special twist for the audience.