News Article
Larry Norton Comments in NPR Report on Target and Minnesota Campaign Spending (audio)
July 28, 2010
As a Senate vote this afternoon effectively blocked consideration of the DISCLOSE bill that would put restrictions on some special interest groups' political giving, public disclosure of corporate political money was causing controversy in Minnesota.
Target — the high-style discount chain — helped to pay for a TV ad endorsing a candidate for governor. Word of that is causing the retailer some problems.
Womble Carlyle Political Law attorney Larry Norton comments within the report. Larry counsels clients on government regulation of political activity, including federal and state campaign finance, government ethics, and lobbying laws.
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