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Conservatives Look to Take On City Hall

July 27, 2017 · 7:07 am ET · Leave a Comment

“For decades, a well-funded conservative group has helped state lawmakers across the U.S. write legislation to rein in unions, expand charter schools and lower taxes,” the AP reports.

“Now, it’s expanding to the final frontier: normally nonpartisan city halls and county governments, which have become a bastion of liberal resistance to President Trump.”

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