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Here Comes The Money — But Clean Elections Can't Regulate It

Now that the regular legislative session is over, lawmakers who are running for re-election or some other office can focus on their campaigns — including raising money.

To that end, one bill passed strips the Citizens Clean Elections Commission of the power to enforce the spending of candidates who do not accept public funding for their campaigns.

Tom Collins, Executive Director of the Commission, told us he’s disappointed Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB 1344.

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Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.