Committee Takes Up Bill To Ban Corporate Contributions To Maine Lawmakers, PACs
The Maine State House is seen at sunrise, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Augusta, Maine. Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would bar corporations from contributing directly to state legislators or their political action committees. The proposal sponsored by Senate President Troy Jackson and Ellsworth Sen. Louis Luchini, both Democrats, would bar corporations from making contributions directly from their general treasury to candidate campaigns or so-called leadership PACs, which are typically used by lawmakers to obtain key positions in the Legislature. John Brautigam, legal counsel for...
Source: mainepublic.org