A state board has decided not to act against three trusts that have accounted for much of the money raised by one of Iowa's most powerful political action committees. Click here for the full text. Click here for the full text. The board in charge of administering the state's campaign finance laws is investigating contributions by three trusts to the largest political action committee in Iowa. Due to a loophole in campaign finance law, special interest groups could pour unlimited amounts of money into campaign coffers during the special session, and it would be legal.
State law allows interest groups to give campaign money to legislators during the extra session.
Click here for the full text. Click here for the full text. The Des Moines Register is critiquing campaign ads to help voters make sense of their claims. This article is a review of a newspaper ad critical of David Schrader, Democratic legislative candidate for House District 90. Click here for the full text.