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2014 dark money spending on lawmakers topped $900K
Arizona lawmakers considering a bill that would reduce regulation on groups that spend money in elections without disclosing the source benefitted by more than $900,000 during the 2014 election cycle, in what’s dubbed “dark money” spending.
House panel passes bill increasing money in Arizona politics
A bill overhauling the state's campaign finance laws that passed a House panel Tuesday would allow politicians to give campaign contributions to each other, a move critics call the "kingmaker provision."
Campaign finance bill opens new ‘dark money’ loophole
A provision in a massive rewrite of Arizona’s campaign finance laws could loosen restrictions on groups that spend “dark money” in elections.
Dark money, open primary campaigns suspend operations amid funding woes
A joint campaign that promised to revolutionize Arizona politics is suspending its operations after its primary funder withdrew his financial support for a proposed initiative to require disclosure of the anonymous election spending known as dark money.
Arizona bill quietly loosens dark money rules
A campaign finance bill moving through the Arizona Legislature was touted as a routine housecleaning measure to simplify the state's complicated election regulations.
Clean Elections takes no action on GRRC order on dark money rule
In its first meeting since the Governor’s Regulator Review Council ordered it to repeal a handful of rules, including one that could force disclosure from some dark money groups, the Citizens Clean Elections commission responded with silence.
Water companies oppose commissioner’s investigation of APS spending
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns may not realize the precedent he would set if he’s allowed to fully investigate a utility’s books, two water groups argue.
Lawmakers wade into Clean Elections rules fight
Republican lawmakers are hoping to go to the ballot box to settle a dispute over whether the Citizens Clean Elections Commission is subject to the same rulemaking regulations as other state agencies.
Nearly all pro-Ducey dark money in 2014 tied to ally Noble
Tax filings by the conservative nonprofit organization American Encore confirm that Doug Ducey’s longtime ally Sean Noble was at the center of the multimillion-dollar dark money campaign that helped get him elected.
Legal challenges a near-certainty for ‘dark money’ initiative
There’s no certainty a proposed initiative to eliminate “dark money” will make the ballot or whether voters will approve it, but if either happens, it will face litigation.
Commissioner orders APS to turn over campaign reports
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns issued a demand to Arizona Public Service today: Turn over your books. And this time, it’s not a request. It’s a requirement.
Litigation alert
Open and Honest Coalition leader Terry Goddard said yesterday that the campaign anticipates legal challenges, and some attorneys have begun predicting which legal issues could scuttle the anti-dark money initiative.
