Bill attempts to regulate issue ads in Wisconsin elections
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Groups that run issue ads within 60 days of an election would be subject to the same disclosure requirements as candidates under a bill that passed the Senate.
The bill would require them to reveal their funding sources and how much they spend.
There is a limited exemption for ads that are more general and don't directly mention a candidate or an election.
The bill that passed Thursday is a rewritten version of a proposal that passed the Senate earlier.
The new version includes changes made to conform to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year. The court struck down a federal ban on corporations and unions paying for political ads.
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