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Saturday, February 20, 2010
AP: Alaska lawmakers introduce campaign finance measures amid corporate spending concerns

The AP reports "Alaska lawmakers are introducing four related bills aimed at limiting the role of corporations in elections.  One pair of bills directly challenges the legal notion that corporations are people, and therefore have political free speech rights.  It was a key argument in the last month's U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned restrictions on certain corporate and union campaign spending.  The other pair of bills clarify disclosure requirements on corporate campaign spending that had been outlawed in Alaska.  They also create disclaimer requirements in campaign advertising for funding sources."


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