Thursday, October 26, 2006 Sooners Fund, Reap Political Advertising
By MICK HINTON AND BARBARA HOBEROCK
World Capitol Bureau
Donations to out-of-state groups are being funneled back to the state via ads for key legislative races.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma corporations and individuals have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to out-of-state political organizations that are now spending money in the state.
Two Washington, D.C.-based groups -- the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and the Republican State Leadership Committee -- have begun targeting key state Senate races. Both have ties to their respective national parties and the goal of influencing local legislative races.
Internal Revenue Service documents show that donations to the two groups are coming from Oklahoma corporations and individuals. Donors cannot designate where their contributions are spent. Read more...
Posted at 10/26/2006 01:00:00 PM
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