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Gallup | 89% in US Say Government Corruption Widespread
Perceptions of government corruption are now higher in the U.S. than at any point in the past two decades

NYT | Millions of Dollars in Secret Spending Could Upend the 2026 Midterms
Secrecy has become so widespread it is essentially systematized

Public Citizen | Corporate Money Surges to $650 Million in 2026 Midterms
Months before Election Day, corporations have already collectively spent $646 million to influence federal midterm elections – a 40% increase over the $461 million corporations spent over the entire 2024 election cycle

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.

Transparent Election Initiative Launches Website for Voters to Self-Submit Signature/s for “The Montana Plan” Ballot Initiative
Registered Montana voters can print out the official I-194 petition form and unsworn declaration at home, sign the petition, complete an unsworn declaration, then mail their signed petition form & completed declaration

MSU Public Things: Money, Transparent Elections & the Montana Experience
The MSU College of Letters and Sciences Public Things: Conditions for a Sustainable Democracy initiative brings you a moderated discussion about the Montana experience with elections, campaign finance, and democracy.
Economic Architecture Podcast | Can Citizens Remove Corporate Money from Democratic Elections
we explore the political implications of Citizens United—the landmark 2010 Supreme Court decision that led to an unprecedented rise in corporate financing of political campaigns

Dark Money Data & Resource Sources
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