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HMDK | Have The Billionaires Bought the Midterms?
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HMDK | Have The Billionaires Bought the Midterms?

Hasan sits down with Michael Beckel, Issue One’s Money in Politics Reform Director, to talk about how American elections have been corrupted by wealthy interests

I-194 Is a Corporate Charter Law. Professor Natelson Reviewed a Different Statute
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I-194 Is a Corporate Charter Law. Professor Natelson Reviewed a Different Statute

What the good professor doesn't bring is any Supreme Court caselaw to make his point, which is a little unusual for a constitutional law professor. And there's good reason for that: He doesn't have any. The one case he does mention proves our point, not his.

A Conservative’s questions on The Montana Plan I-194
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A Conservative’s questions on The Montana Plan I-194

I-194 is Montana exercising that reserved power. It does not prohibit anything. It says what the powers of an artificial person are, and political spending is not among them.

Mary Sheehy Moe | I-194 - Time to Cut In
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Mary Sheehy Moe | I-194 - Time to Cut In

The money pouring into political campaigns is not just putrifying the election process. It’s putrifying US — reducing the information needed to choose our leaders to what a gossip column provides and the thinking required to that of a five-year-old high on sugar cookies

American Prospect | Can States Stop the Corporate Domination of our Politics?
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American Prospect | Can States Stop the Corporate Domination of our Politics?

If business corporations and nonprofit corporations are destroying our democracy through a bunch of unregulated, undisclosed spending, we have the authority

A More Constructive Conversation About Local Levies and I-194, The Montana Plan
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A More Constructive Conversation About Local Levies and I-194, The Montana Plan

The distinction is straightforward: organizations may educate the public about public issues and community needs, but they may not use corporate treasury funds to tell voters how to vote on a particular ballot measure once it is before them

Issue One | Top super PACS raise Millions from Secret Donors
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Issue One | Top super PACS raise Millions from Secret Donors

Anti-corruption guardrails don’t work when voters are kept in the dark about who’s bankrolling political ads.

Orlando Sentinel: Corporations Spend Big in Florida Politics

Orlando Sentinel: Corporations Spend Big in Florida Politics

The state of Montana is betting it can, with an oddly simple, yet startlingly robust solution.

KTVQ Q2 | Former Montana leaders speak at Billings forum on limiting corporate election spending
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KTVQ Q2 | Former Montana leaders speak at Billings forum on limiting corporate election spending

Nearly 800 filled the Lincoln Auditorium on Saturday to hear about The Montana Plan

The Cryptonomist | How crypto donations are reshaping US midterm election funding
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The Cryptonomist | How crypto donations are reshaping US midterm election funding

The debate has already inspired questions about transparency, coordination, and how closely super PAC messaging aligns with the priorities of major digital asset backers