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Bill aims to shine light on dark money in Arkansas judge races
Bill aims to shine light on dark money in Arkansas judge races
April 15, 20211:09 pm Rep. Andrew Collins of Little Rock is pushing to shine a light on secretive spending in judicial campaigns.
Huge sums of money from anonymous sources are determining the winners and losers in appellate court races in recent years. A bill going up before lawmakers today would change that by shining light on dark money in Arkansas judicial elections.
Sen. Clarke Tucker and
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“The bill was prompted by the overwhelming influence of anonymous spending in recent years in appellate judicial races in particular,” Collins explained. While judicial candidates themselves spent $1 million on TV ads during that time period, outside groups spent $3 million. “Dark money is completely dominating the discourse,” he said.