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Government

Aug. 30, 2012

Campaign finance bills reflect Citizens United concerns

Two years after Citizens United, the ruling is stirring proposals to add more disclosure requirements in California campaigns


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


More than two years after Citizens United. v. Federal Election Commission was decided, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing unlimited spending by corporations and unions is stirring proposals to add more disclosure requirements in California campaigns.


Even before the Citizens United decision, California allowed unions and corporations to independently spend significant amounts of money ...

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