Myth: Prop 2 is about stopping utility companies from corrupting Lansing. Reality: Prop 2 is about empowering elected officials to target and chill policy advocacy under the guise of regulating campaign finance.

In about two hours, I’ll be chatting with my colleagues Matt Nese and Alex Baiocco about their excellent analysis of the 2026 state legislative session for nonprofits and donors. Join us! events.zoom.us/ev/AtHaHh7JAQ…

So many efforts to "get money out of politics" really just target *some* kinds of money in politics, while leaving other avenues of paying for political influence wide open. It devolves into picking winners and losers.

This column argues that citizens should not be allowed to try to influence public policy without exposing their home address so every lunatic on the planet can stalk and harass them. Maybe that works for the comfortable and the complacent, but ordinary people need privacy.

"If passed, Proposal 2 would require all issue advocacy ads to disclose donors, regardless of if it tells voters who or what to back. The proposal also changes the language in state law from ‘radio or television’ to ‘audio or video’..." freep.com/story/news/politic…

"The ballot summary says I-194 doesn't apply to news, commentary, or editorial content. However, the actual law exempts only 'bona fide' commentary, a term it never defines." What could go wrong? billingsgazette.com/opinion/…

Arizona's anti-"dark money" law may still ultimately be ruled unconstitutional, but it's survived long enough to drastically change the landscape of speech and association in Arizona.

The Trump "PSAs" offer a good occasion to remember that incumbents have many opportunities for self-promotion that don’t show up as campaign spending. This must not be forgotten when debating limits on "money in politics."

Woke 2 is going to be even worse than Woke 1 because so many adults today had social media as teenagers.

This should be on your radar among the other big First Amendment issues percolating right now. The backers of this proposal say efforts are underway to pass it in 30 states. Hawaii already passed it.

A wealth of information here, with trends and case studies from the ‘26 session. No one watches this space closer than @UniteForPrivacy, so take a few minutes and check it out!

I’m glad we’re admitting paid ads are free speech now. This is progress! Maybe next we can figure out who spent a decade pressuring social media companies to adopt more restrictive political ad policies.