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TexasTowelie

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Wed Mar 22, 2017, 10:55 AM Mar 2017

West Virginia Senate committee votes down dark money disclosure amendment

The Senate Judiciary Committee struck down an amendment Tuesday that would require the disclosure of donors who fund certain political groups.

After nixing the amendment, the committee sent the bill up to the full chamber floor.

Tuesday marked the second day of reviewing an amendment proposed by Sen. Mike Romano, D-Harrison, to Senate Bill 539, which would force non-profit organizations, like the National Rifle Association and American Federation of Teachers, that fund political advertisements to disclose their donors’ identities, if they reach a certain limit.

With a 3-11 vote, the committee knocked down the “dark money” disclosure amendment just before 10 p.m.

- See more at: http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20170321/wv-senate-committee-votes-down-dark-money-disclosure-amendment

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