Marcus Daly

Montana Voters Pass Corrupt Practices Act Banning Corporate Political Spending

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Montana voters approved the Corrupt Practices Act by ballot initiative with 76% support, establishing one of the nation’s strongest bans on corporate money in elections. The law responded directly to decades of systematic corruption by the “Copper Kings” - mining barons William A. …

Montana voters William A. Clark F. Augustus Heinze Marcus Daly Anaconda Copper Mining Company +1 more campaign-finance ballot-initiative corporate-corruption political-reform copper-kings +2 more
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