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'independent expenditures'

Shining some light on dark political money, particularly in the Ballinger-King race for state Senate

Now we know, after the election is over, who paid for mailers supporting Bob Ballinger.
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A new ethics drive might mitigate the rise in independent spending in elections

Independent expenditures in political races are on the rise and that doesn't even count other 'dark money' spending that falls outside state disclosure rules. Ethics reform is needed in Arkansas and there's news here of what's afoot for 2016.
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Questions raised about legality of ad coordinated between attorney general candidate Leslie Rutledge and Super PAC

Southern Progress, an organization aimed at bolstering Democrats in the South, yesterday highlighted what appear to be legal problems with an advertisement from the Republican Attorney Generals Association for Leslie Rutledge, the state's Republican nominee for AG.

8th Circuit makes Citizens United worse

A decision today by the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals indicates a willingness to stymie Minnesota's effort to overcome some of the ill effects of the Citizens United ruling that gave corporations personhood to engage in unlimited political spending.
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