17 Sep

Transparency in political ads is vital to ensuring safe and fair elections, but transparency is difficult if advertisers are not required to disclose details about targeting and sources of funding.Source: New Tool to Analyze Political Advertising on Facebook Reveals Massive Discrepancies in Party Spending on Presidential Contest...

01:27 / Campaign Finance / disclosure / Technology / vblog
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29 Oct

(Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images) Former “dark money” giant Americans for Job Security has walked out from the shadows, disclosing its donors last week following years of complaints and lawsuits filed by ethics watchdogs.Source: GOP heavy hitters, Trump cabinet members revealed as donors to anti-Obama ‘dark money’ group...

04:09 / Campaign Finance / disclosure / First Amendment / nonprofit / privacy / vblog
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11 Sep

The American Civil Liberties Union went to federal court Tuesday seeking to overturn a measure that would require political action organizations that accept so-called “dark money” in New Jersey to disclose their donors. In a lawsuit filed in U.S.Source: ACLU files suit in favor of ‘dark money,’ says donors should be able to give money anonymously...

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07 Sep

The Treasury Department and IRS on Friday issued proposed rules to reduce donor disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt groups after a federal judge set aside guidance the agencies had previously released on the topic because it hadn’t gone through a notice and comment period.Source: IRS issues proposed rules to reduce donor disclosure requirements following court ruling...

02:36 / disclosure / nonprofit / vblog
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