I tried to track down every dollar that funded the 51 senators who just voted to open the Boundary Waters to mining. Here's what I found.
Senator Mike Lee is noted for receiving a $5,000 donation from a mining company PAC before voting to allow mining near the Boundary Waters.
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A legislative tracker analyzed the campaign finance records of 51 Republican senators who voted to overturn the mining moratorium in the Boundary Waters, alleging direct financial ties to the extractive industry.
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