Post by Logan on Apr 17, 2016 5:19:21 GMT -6
Senate President Pro Tempore Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence, wants to let the sun shine on “dark money.”
Dark money refers to donations given to organizations that do not have to reveal their donors or how much money they receive. The groups then use the money to push a political agenda or defeat candidates.
After years of delay, senators also are considering other ethics reform topics, including having independent investigators – not lawmakers – look into ethics complaints against legislators. Senators also must give final approval to a proposal that would require elected officials to disclose who pays them.
Leatherman, who faces opposition in June’s GOP primary, wants to eradicate dark money, too, saying it is attempting to hijack S.C. politics.
Read more: www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article72268212.html
Dark money refers to donations given to organizations that do not have to reveal their donors or how much money they receive. The groups then use the money to push a political agenda or defeat candidates.
After years of delay, senators also are considering other ethics reform topics, including having independent investigators – not lawmakers – look into ethics complaints against legislators. Senators also must give final approval to a proposal that would require elected officials to disclose who pays them.
Leatherman, who faces opposition in June’s GOP primary, wants to eradicate dark money, too, saying it is attempting to hijack S.C. politics.
Read more: www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article72268212.html