Governor Rick Snyder appears to be leaning toward signing a bill that would increase the amount of money donors could give to political committees. At the same time, it would circumvent efforts to require independent committees to reveal the donors behind so-called “issue ads.”
During his first election campaign, the governor said he favored disclosure laws for issue ads. But he says now it’s more important to name committees that sponsor robo-calls.
“If you look at what really irritates our citizens, robo-calls is among the most irritating,” Snyder says. “And to say that there’s additional disclaimers is a plus in that bill, so I’ll be looking at that over the holidays.”
The bill before the governor would not require a committee behind robo-calls to reveal its donors, just a committee name.
