I-194 Seeks to Remove ‘Dark Money’ From Politics

I-194 seeks to remove ‘dark money’ from politics

An initiative seeking to limit spending by corporations, nonprofits and other organizations in elections, I-194, will be on the ballot this November. The initiative, which is being spearheaded by the Transparent Election Initiative, is using Montana’s ability for citizens to propose state laws to ask the question: Whether “artificial persons” can contribute to elections to […]

I-194 Won’t Stop the Political Ads

Montanans are being bombarded with television and other political ads in this year’s congressional races. Voters should understand an important limitation of ballot initiative I-194: it would not stop much of the political spending we are seeing today. I-194 restricts political spending by certain “artificial persons,” including corporations, nonprofits, partnerships and trade associations. But the […]

Koopman’s critique of I-194 misses the mark

Roger Koopman’s 10-6-26 guest editorial criticizing I-194 lacks accuracy and objectivity. He writes that I-194 is a “Trojan Horse…” designed to “circumvent” the legislature, created and funded by “non-resident billionaires” (the “New York super-rich”), in order to “hoodwink” Montanans into…

I-194 would help us exercise our rights

It's so unbelievable that finally there is a real opportunity to eliminate out of state dark money meddling in our Montana state affairs. Just think of the reduced TV airtime and less garbage mail financed by out of state corporations…

Dear Editor: Political False Narratives Regarding I-194 Opposition

Dear Editor, In my opinion, all three op-eds opposing I-194 in last week's Whitehall Ledger are political false narratives that seem to rely on no verifiable evidence. In other words, gaslighting! Given the choice between corporations controlling Montana and Montanans controlling corporations, I choose the latter. Switching gears, Representative Reinschmidt (HD75) has gone on record as a...