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The Washington Post examines the growing lobby of the private prison industry. Private prisons have become some of the largest contributors in politics. The private prison industry supports candidates that are in favor of legislation that leads to more incarceration.

The tax was put up for vote and richmand says no. Tax proposed was 1cent per oz. ABA lobbied spending 2.5 mill to campaign against. The same tax was proposed under a different name in LA county and got rejected with wider margin.

The Supreme Court's decision in June that some companies did not have to provide contraceptive coverage for their employees only started the debate. In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, the Supreme Court decided that under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, the religious convictions of a company's owners could apply to the company itself.

The supreme court ruled that ceos of large corporations can deny their female employees birth control. Ceos have the right to deny women birth control because of their own personal beliefs. Many women have struggled to afford birth control.

Groups advocating gun-safety measures feel betrayed by a deal that Gov. Terry McAuliffe struck with Republicans to recognize most concealed-handgun permits from other states.

This article is about the gun control in New York. It states ways the state plans to get illegal guns off the streets in New York.

Article about a new gun lobby that can rise from the NRA's bankruptcy.

The National rifle association fights for the right of American citizen to bare arms. It helps to find policies and legislations as well as news pertaining to the second amendment

This doesn't lead to an article. The nra is perfectly fine with guns even if it leads to a large number of mass shootings. It get to the debate of is it a personal freedom to be able to kill another person.

I didn't find a specific article on 2nd amendment rights. Just the web page for the largest gun lobby in America.