Our view: Disclosure – Alaska law keeps the light on
From the Anchorage Daily News: With his signature on Tuesday, Gov. Sean Parnell made Senate Bill 284 state law, requiring strict disclosure rules for corporate and union political ads and contributions in election campaigns.
Sen. Hollis French led the way in the disclosure legislation, which he and other lawmakers swiftly put together after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down limits on corporate funding of independent political campaigning in January. In brief, Alaska’s new law requires groups to report what they’re giving and what candidates or causes they support or oppose, and names and principal officers of the groups or donors.
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