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24 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
A nonprofit called the Transparent Election Initiative was preparing to launch the Montana Plan, a ballot initiative to reduce the flow of money into Montana politics.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
MI HB 6439 would provide transparency requirements for paid political advertisements; latest action (2026-11-05): bill electronically reproduced 10/28/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL SB 3025, the IL Clean Elections Act, was re-referred to Assignments on 2026-05-22 under Rule 3-9(a).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 1201, relating to the definition of political action committee for campaign finance purposes, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Super PAC Guardrails Alliance will launch a digital ad campaign Wednesday to tie Ohio Sen. Jon Husted's past support for data centers to campaign donations from tech executives like Marc Andreessen.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Record spending from billionaire megadonors, corporations and dark money nonprofits is defining the 2026 election cycle; voters in multiple states could reshape campaign finance laws.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
MO SCR 20 petitions Congress to submit a constitutional amendment relating to campaign finance; it was referred to the S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
SD SB 142, amending requirements for filing certain campaign finance disclosure statements, was signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution on election contributions and expenditures and public financing was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
An amendment to the Constitution of the United States on contributions and expenditures to affect elections and public financing, referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary (2023-01-09).
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
The Maine Ethics Commission fined Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles more than $22,000; the campaign accepted more than $45,300 from donors who exceeded the limit.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
A super PAC aligned with the data center industry made Darline Graham its first bet in a South Carolina Senate race, per the item.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Musk has spent more than $442 million in the midterm elections, pouring another $76.8 million into his super PAC over the past month, campaign finance filings show.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
VA HB 162: counties and cities may establish public campaign financing for certain offices; latest action (2026-07-21): continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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Elon Musk Is Bankrolling Massive Push for Ken Paxton in Texas Elon Musk is bankrolling a massive push for Ken Paxton in Texas, and Musk's PAC has boosted Republican candidates in the five most competitive US House races in the state. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/elon-musk-is-bankrolling-… (link to truthout.org)
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“Democrats for Mike Rogers” PAC Is Funded by Republicans, Records Show A PAC named 'Democrats for Mike Rogers' is funded by Republicans and has spent more than $4 million to defeat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/democrats-for-mike-rogers… (link to truthout.org)
Links: truthout.org
The Fellowship PAC routed more than half a million dollars in support of Democrats through a firm co-founded by former Trump crypto adviser Bo Hines.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
Elon Musk has spent more than $442 million in the midterm elections, after pouring another $76.8 million into his super PAC over the past month, campaign finance filings show.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Delaware HB 344, an act to amend Titles 15 and 29 of the Delaware Code relating to campaign finance, was signed by the Governor on 2026-08-17.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Sen. Bernie Sanders and AIPAC feuded online over donations from the PAC to Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers; Sanders says AIPAC is spending as much as $9 million against Abdul El-Sayed.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)