AR: Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Pol
AR Bill Tightens Rules on Nonprofits' Donor Disclosure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A new bill signed into law in Arkansas strengthens privacy rules for people who donate to charitable causes. Critics of so-…
Study: Money Means Votes in American Elections
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – As public outrage over the influence of money in politics continues to grow – seen in both the Bernie Sanders and …
Are We Facing a Pivotal Election?
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Our neighbors to the north in Iowa will attend partisan precinct caucuses today, the first real step in the presidential …
AARP: Strengthening Social Security is On Minds of Most Voters
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - More than nine of 10 Iowans who say they will attend one of that state's first-in-the-nation presidential precinct caucuses on …
Trial of Coal Baron Spotlights Patterns In CEO Prosecutions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Coal baron Don Blankenship's high-profile trial is coming at a time of anger against corporate wrongdoing - but experts say that …
Who Are Americans For Prosperity?
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A shadowy billionaires' political organization is campaigning heavily in Arkansas. But what does Americans For Prosperity …
Another Supreme Court Decision Favors Big Spenders
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Another important campaign finance decision handed down Wednesday by the U.S. Supreme Court is provoking both celebration …
Dark Money “Mudslide” Distorting AR Politics
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A mudslide of dark money pouring into Arkansas elections is changing the state's politics for the worse, according to watchdogs …
Shadowy National Funders Behind Abortion Bills
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – National funding sources are being blamed for a flood of anti-abortion legislation in Arkansas and other states. According …
Government "By the People" Makes a Comeback in Congress
WASHINGTON - Backed by government reform groups and a growing list of other organizations, 128 members of the U.S. House of Representatives last week …
‘Citizens United 2’: Justices Could Open Individual Donor Floodgates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Described as a sequel to Citizens United, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court today could end one of the last big restrictions …
Report: Megabanks Give Less than 1% to Charity
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - In an effort to rebuild their tarnished reputations, the nation's biggest banks are touting their charitable contributions and …
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