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The Householder trial exposed the dangers of dark money. Some are calling for change.
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal convictions of former House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Matt Borges came after seven weeks of testimony that… Read More
![Larry Householder, former Ohio House speaker, walks into the Potter Stewart United States Court House in Cincinnati with three other people](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-2-1-e1674503323293-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s Ex-House speaker is ill. His corruption trial pauses after a big week
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The racketeering trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges was cancelled due to illness again Friday, giving jurors a long holiday weekend to mull… Read More
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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
![Signs advertising candidates for Columbus School Board dot the landscape outside of the Franklin County Board Of Elections on Morse Road in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/img-2445-scaled-e1635353825206-900x422.jpg)
Many of Ohio’s local school board candidates getting large contributions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Not only are there more candidates running for school boards in Ohio this year, but they are also spending more on their campaigns. And… Read More
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DeWine Joins Call For Dark Money Transparency
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The effort to shed more light on campaign contributions is gaining momentum with the support of Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio). He says these so-called dark money groups that donate… Read More
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Lawmakers Set Sights On Dark Money Transparency
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lawmakers are introducing bills that require more transparency when it comes to dark money groups in political campaigns. The bills are in reaction to an… Read More
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Calls For Dark Money Reform Amid Political Bribery Case
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The criminal activities Ohio’s House speaker and some other political operatives are accused of doing couldn’t have happened without one thing – dark money. … Read More
![House Democrats have passed a bill to end the secrecy shielding donors behind unregulated dark money contributions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gettyimages-1137639852-0909b40593d7a0eebd3f8653a389a4a16a74e713-e1557240879123-900x422.jpg)
Democrats Want To End Dark Money, But First They Want To Use It
By: Peter Overby | NPR
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“I have no misgivings,” said the head of one group. “On election night 2018, I didn’t hear anybody go, ‘Oh jeez, we won! But gosh, wasn’t all that stuff really bad that helped everybody win?’ “
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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.