dark money

Organizers and advocates in Montana are pushing for a citizen’s statutory initiative I-194, the Montana Plan, which seeks to remove corporate spending from politics.

Ron Tibbets writes, "Montana voters deserve transparency, not a fake, progressively funded PAC that is meant to look Republican."

David James writes, "In our open society, the advent of social media and unlimited political spending after the Citizens United Supreme Court decision has created the biggest challenge to truth in our nation’s history."

A judge on Friday refused a bid by Arizona Republican legislative leaders to block an anti-dark money law that voters passed in 2022, concluding that their claims that the new state law is unconstitutional don’t pass muster.

Rich donors and unlimited super PAC spending are giving two contenders a clear advantage over the rest of the crowded field.