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Springfield, MO
Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway applauded Sen. Scott Sifton's pre-filed anti-corruption bill.
The bill would require individuals and entities who enter into state contracts of $8,000 or more to disclose payments made to politcal organizations.
“Taxpayers don’t know whether government business is being affected by the corrupting influence of secret, dark money,” Galloway said. “This bill would bring transparency to the contract process by making sure Missourians know when taxpayer dollars are being used in state contracts that go to dark money contributors.”
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