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Campaign to end dark money is back. And this time (maybe), there's no virus to derail it Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic © Sergey Nivens, Getty Images/iStockphoto Coming soon: Outlaw Dirty Money 2020 Great news, Arizona. The drive to lift the shroud on “dark money” campaigns – the people and groups that secretly spend big bucks to buy our elections – is back.   A new and improved citizen initiative that would require disclosure of major contributors to independent campaigns has been filed with the secretary of state. The group is aiming for the 2022 ballot, with...

'Dark money' is still trying to influence Phoenix elections despite new law. Here's how Jen Fifield, Arizona Republic © The Republic Those living in District 7 have a choice in the March 9 election between two candidates: (L-R) Yassamin Ansari and Cinthia Estela. Southwest Phoenix voters got the first deceitful political mailer from Americans for Progress nearly two weeks ago, and they just keep coming. The ads, featuring Donald Trump's talking points, are seemingly attempting to trick voters in the heavily progressive district into thinking that Yassamin Ansari, a Dem...

“Are you kidding?" Ansari asked when New Times inquired whether she thought the presidential election was stolen. "I was being attacked this whole time for being too progressive and now I’m in an alternate reality where I’m a Trump supporter." Ansari is currently in a runoff election against fellow Democrat and Laveen Community Council member Cinthia Estela to replace outgoing councilmember Michael Nowakowski. Estela has Nowakowski's endorsement and has stuck closer to his positions on police oversight and expanded homeless services in the district, while Ansari, who is backed by May...