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A circuit court says Ohio can ban green card holders from giving election money
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday in a 2-1 decision that Ohio can for now enforce in full its newly enacted… Read More
Judges toss out the lawsuit over who controls Ohio House Republicans’ campaign account
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A panel of three appeals court judges has thrown out the months-long dispute over who controls the Ohio House Republicans’ campaign account, which turns… Read More
DeWine says Ohio lawmakers should revisit a foreign contributions ban, but not other voting law changes
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state has asked a federal court to allow a law to go into effect that would ban foreign contributions to ballot issue campaigns in… Read More
New fallout in the HB 6 nuclear bailout scandal leads to calls for more campaign finance disclosure
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — New documents show FirstEnergy paid $2.5 million in secret to help Mike DeWine’s initial campaign for governor in 2018. It’s the latest twist in… Read More
Ohio’s 2023 abortion fight cost campaigns $70 million
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Samantha Hendrickson | AP/Report for America
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — This fall’s fight over abortion rights in Ohio cost a combined $70 million, campaign finance reports filed Friday show. Voters overwhelming passed November’s Issue 1, which… Read More
A battle over the Ohio House Republicans’ campaign account appears to be settled
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lawmakers are on spring break, but they were apparently working. The war over who will control the Ohio House Republicans’ campaign arm is apparently… Read More
Gambling interests gave GOP group behind pro-DeWine PACs $1M
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gambling interests positioning for lucrative business as Ohio remakes its betting landscape donated nearly $1 million to a nonprofit group that helped successfully reelect Republican Ohio… Read More
The new role dark money is playing in campaigns for Ohio’s top court
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — This year will be the first general election when justices running for the Ohio Supreme Court will have their political party designation on the… Read More
Tracking The Money Race Behind The Presidential Campaign
By: Sean McMinn | Alyson Hurt | NPR
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See which 2020 presidential candidate has raised the most money, who has spent the most, where the candidates’ funding comes from — and how the Democrats stack up against President Trump.
Dark Money Groups Get A Little Darker, Thanks To IRS
By: Peter Overby | NPR
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Advocates say it’s a First Amendment issue. Critics say it’s opening the door to secret money from foreign sources.