Campaign Cash Before & After Citizens United

Campaign Cash Before & After Citizens United

With corporate spending on U.S. elections soaring since an infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling, Brett Wilkins reports on a constitutional effort to close the floodgates and a state initiative in Montana. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams Data published last week by a leading consumer watchdog

Montana voters take on Citizens United with a ballot initiative to strip corporations and nonprofits of their political spending power

Supporters say states can redefine corporate powers without violating the First Amendment, while critics say the Supreme Court won't buy it

Montana ballot measure targets 'dark money'

COLUMBIA FALLS, Montana — More than 15 years after the Supreme Court reshaped American politics with its Citizens United campaign finance ruling, Montana voters will decide on Tuesday whether to make their state the first in the nation to bar…

Voters say no to dark money, partisan courts; yes to ballot measures

With less than half the precincts reporting, Montana's two constitutional amendments and one ballot initiative were set for sweeping approval late Tuesday, amending how dark money, politics and corporations interact in state elections.