For a complete list of state legislation introduced in 2010 in response to Citizens United, visit the 'Citizens United Bill Tracking' page at the People for the American Way website.
State Legislation
Three questions with Jeffrey Clements
By Patrick Ball/Staff Writer, GateHouse News Service
Concord — The Massachusetts Corporate Political Accountability Act is strong start but doesn’t fix the problem created by the Citizens United decision, according to Concord lawyer Jeffrey Clements.
Corporate givers better get used to sunlight
By Ed Garvey, The Cap Times
Disclosure Laws Needed to Inform the Willfully Ignorant
By David Swanson
Alaska Reform Bill Adds Ban on Foreign Contributions to Other Restrictions
Foreign contributions banned in an addition to campaign bill
NEXT STEP: Measure advances to House Judiciary Committee.
Iowa State Sen. Matt McCoy Pushes Partial Reform Bill Forward
Iowa State Sen. Matt McCoy has a good column in the DesMoines Register:
Iowa Senate Passes Legislation on Foreign Ownership, Disclosure, Etc
Iowa Senate: Iowa Senate passes first-in-the-nation reforms to protect elections from unfettered corporate spending
Sen. Jeff Danielson: 319-231-7192
From IowaPolitics.com
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted today to make Iowa the first state in the nation to protect citizens from unregulated campaign spending by big corporations and shadowy organizations.
Senate File 2354 * was approved by an overwhelming, bipartisan margin, 49 to 1.
The goals of landmark legislation include: ·
WV House Passes Shareholder Approval Bill
House Bill Raises Another Red Flag
By State Journal
Some members of the Legislature want to do what the U.S. Supreme Court has already declared to be unacceptable.
All too often, the state Legislature has a habit of raising red flags that show West Virginia is prepared to stand apart when it comes to its relationships with corporations.
Take House Bill 4646, for example.
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