Some industry groups have been active—and continue to stay active—in state elections, sometimes spending more than a million dollars in each election cycle. RELATED CONTENT Trade groups make big bets on races with control of Congress in the balance But many of these big-spending industries make political contributions through state groups, not national ones. The level of coordination and contact between these state groups and the national associations—even though they represent the same industry—varies from sector to sector. Take, for example, the American Health Care Association. In the 2010 election year, the group is listed as spending $4.7 million on state… Read More