Noem Bill Would Make Dark Money Disclosure Illegal
The bill comes after her political allies formed a nonprofit under an IRS designation commonly used for dark money political groups.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has made headlines lately for allegedly misusing taxpayer dollars by using the state plane to travel to right-wing political events held by groups like the National Rifle Association and Turning Point USA. But while much of the stateâs attention on Noem turns to that scandal, she is quietly in the final stretches of a legislative push that watchdog groups say could protect dark money forces in South Dakota elections.Â
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Why Gary Rabine thinks he can reach across the aisle if elected governor Gary Rabine, who said he plans to run for Illinois governor, poses for a portrait at his business Tuesday, in Schaumburg. Matthew Apgar/Shaw Media
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Local businessman and longtime Republican donor Gary Rabine, who announced his intentions to run for governor Sunday, said that, if elected, he could work with the Illinois General Assembly more effectively than former Gov. Bruce Rauner and even current Gov. J.B. Pritzker, also businessmen who had no previous elected experience.
Not a Lie, But a Distortion
Chris Roberts, American Renaissance, February 8, 2021
The
On January 31, the
As it [Women for American First] crossed the country spreading the new gospel of a stolen election in Trump-red buses, the group helped build an acutely Trumpian coalition that included sitting and incoming members of Congress, rank-and-file voters and the “de-platformed” extremists and conspiracy theorists promoted on its home page including the white nationalist Jared Taylor, prominent QAnon proponents and the Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio. . . .
This gives the impression entirely false that Mr. Taylor was part of a coalition that pushed the idea that the Democrats had stolen the election. The