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The Sunshine Blog is reported and written by Ideas Editor Patti Epler, Deputy Ideas Editor Richard Wiens and Politics Editor Chad Blair.
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The Sunshine Blog: Follow Along, Folks. Money Matters More Than Ever This Year Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026

The Sunshine Blog: Follow Along, Folks. Money Matters More Than Ever This Year

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The Sunshine Blog: What About No Gut-And-Replace Is So Hard To Understand?

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The Sunshine Blog: No Rain Check For State Lawmakers

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The Sunshine Blog: The Cash Is Starting To Flow In Race For LG

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The Sunshine Blog: Budget Constraints Doom Full Public Funding Of Elections Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

The Sunshine Blog: Budget Constraints Doom Full Public Funding Of Elections

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The Sunshine Blog: Pay To Play Isn’t Dead Yet But It Is Mortally Wounded

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