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VT: Legislature To Take Another Shot At State Campaign Finance Reform

More reporting on the Chicken Little’s of the campaign finance reform movement. The Iowa Caucus results sure proved their “big money will steamroll the people” message right didn’t it…oh wait.

MONTPELIER — Gov. James Douglas’ veto of a campaign finance reform bill last year went largely unnoticed.Now, as a new election year ensues, legislators are determined to push through a slightly modified version of last year’s bill as soon as possible.

“We are going to take the law that was vetoed to all of our surprise … dust it off and pass it again with some minor changes,” said Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin, D-Windham. “We can’t stay where we are.”

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