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Dark money

Monday was a big filing day for PACs and other political groups

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Kimberly Adams and Meredith Garretson
Apr 19, 2024
Earlier this week, political campaigns and PACs had to turn in numbers on spending and fundraising to the Federal Election Commission.
"Having cash on hand becomes an important metric for understanding how much by way of resources a campaign or a PAC has yet to spend," said University of Mary Washington's Rosalyn Cooperman.
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Secret Money, Public Influence

Which states are doing something about "dark money"?

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Oct 13, 2022
There's Arizona's citizen-led initiative in 2022. And voters in Alaska and North Dakota passed similar measures in previous years.
Arizona voters will decide on Proposition 211 this November. Voters in just a couple of other states have passed similar measures that came from citizen-led initiatives.
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Secret Money, Public Influence

What it takes to get a "dark money" initiative on the ballot

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Oct 12, 2022
Arizona is one of 21 states where people can submit signatures and petition. But getting something on the ballot is no easy task.
From left, Becky Daggett, Kelly Gibbs and Diane McQueen are among the volunteers who collected hundreds of thousands of signatures to get Proposition 211, a financial disclosure proposal, on this year's ballot.
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Secret Money, Public Influence

An Arizona ballot measure would expose hidden spending in politics

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Oct 11, 2022
Proposition 211 would make political nonprofits disclose the names of original donors who spend beyond certain thresholds.
Terry Goddard, a former Arizona attorney general, has tried to get a law requiring disclosure of hidden political spending on the ballot since 2016. Arizonans will vote on it next month.
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Secret Money, Public Influence

In Arizona, a story of secret campaign spending and rising electric bills

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Oct 10, 2022
The story of the 2014 Arizona Corporation Commission election campaign and the influence of so-called dark money.
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Sandra Kennedy shows "Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio one of the binders, about 7 inches think, of ad-spending documents acquired by a subpoena.
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"Dark Money"

Your take on dark money and "Dark Money" 

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Mar 4, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #92
A circular flow chart shows how dark money can funnel through politics and influence policy and elections.
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"Dark Money"

Inside the ever-growing power of dark money in U.S. politics

by Kimberly Adams , David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 4, 2022
"It's really everywhere," said Marketplace's Kimberly Adams.
"It's really everywhere," said Marketplace's Kimberly Adams.
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"Dark Money"

It's influential and untraceable. Previewing our February film.

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Feb 3, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #89
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Did Jan. 6 change corporate giving?

by Dylan Miettinen
Jan 6, 2022
A lot of companies promised to change their political giving following the insurrection.
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