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Survey data from Harvard offers clues about why economic inequality isn't a bigger issue in the midterm elections.

Maryland's move into "alternative investments" cost taxpayers more than $1 billion in unrealized returns, says a new study.

An apparent conflict of interest for New Jersey's pension fund manager is troubling enough that it "should be investigated.”

Facing criticism and an ethics complaint, N.J. officials cite a pension investment return rate suddenly higher than they previously reported.

S&P says Christie's management of New Jersey's pension system has "significant negative implications" for the state's finances.

Despite Credit Suisse pleading guilty to felony charges, Obama wants to waive rules so it can keep running pension funds.

Should the SEC force executives to tell shareholders about companies' political spending? The public seems to think so.

The cost to NJ taxpayers of high-fee Wall Street investments, which have lagged the S&P 500, is hundreds of dollars per household.

Do SEC restrictions apply to the former White House chief of staff? North Carolina pensioners ask why Bowles' firm got state business.

Bragging that Rahm Emanuel supports its merger with TWC, Comcast failed to mention its numerous campaign contributions.

A North Carolina public worker union says sequence of campaign fundraiser and pension deal for Bowles' firm may violate pay-to-play rules.

Rhode Island's embrace of "alternative investments" has generated large Wall Street fees but small returns that have cost taxpayers millions.

During a campaign stop in Illinois, the New Jersey governor suggests higher turnout would harm Republican candidates in 2014.

State innovation funds are billed as investing in local entrepreneurs, but the funds let politically connected financial firms grab big fees.

The New Jersey governor's pension investment strategy has been a jackpot for financial firms, but it has lost taxpayers big money.

In an SEC filing, the software giant reveals how much U.S. taxpayers are losing from the company's use of offshore subsidiaries.

New York's governor is one of four potential 2016 White House contenders being investigated by prosecutors.

The disclosure that Ferguson teen Michael Brown had cannabis in his system raises questions about the drug's alleged links to crime.

Data show lawmakers backing Pentagon hardware donations to local police raked in big money from defense contractors.

Gov. Chris Christie promised a firewall between pension investments, politics and his re-election campaign -- but documents show otherwise.

Los Angeles lawmakers were set to vote on a plan to unwind an interest-rate deal that costs them tens of millions.

Data show $1 million in campaign donations cuts in half the likelihood of a private equity firm being prosecuted.

Criticized for trying to juke the job stats, the White House delays its proposal to inflate the government's manufacturing job figures.

Republicans want state officials to be able to raise cash from Wall Street firms that get state pension deals.

Video clips provide a rare glimpse of how business money influences public policy.

A poll shows show 4 in 10 government information officers deny access to reporters whose stories they don't like.

A hedge fund billionaire spending big on state politics is now funding journalism about money in state politics.

In newly revealed video clips, Bruce Rauner is seen telling an audience that, if elected, he will engineer a government shutdown.

One day after IBTimes reported on the Illinois gubernatorial nominee's promise to close the government, his campaign reversed itself.