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Today, Governor Lee signed House Bill 888, into law to ban foreign nationals from contributing to state and local ballot issue campaigns.
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) was slapped with a complaint Monday accusing him of using campaign money to promote a book authored by his twin brother Alexander — a key witness in President Trump’s first impeachment.
Alexandria, VA – Today, Americans for Public Trust (APT) filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against Representative Eugene Vindman for illegally using campaign resources for personal gain. Rep. Vindman promoted his brother Alexander’s book using campaign dollars and email lists in violation of federal campaign finance law.
In response to Governor Gianforte signing House Bill 818 into law, Americans for Public Trust, a nonpartisan watchdog, issued the following statement:...
Today, the Texas House State Affairs Committee advanced Senate Bill 2035, Senator Bryan Hughes’ legislation to ban foreign funding of ballot measures....
Today, the Missouri House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 152, a measure that comprehensively bans foreign funding of state ballot issues campaigns....
