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Missouri Senate passed a bill allowing candidate committees to contribute to political action committees. |
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| RunTime: | 0:33 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: Currently political action committees can only accept contributions from a corporation, association or partnership.
Kansas City Senator KiKi Curls says that the current wording doesn’t allow elected officials to buy to PAC sponsored events with candidate committee dollars.
| Actuality: | CURLS.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:10 |
| Description: "We are prohbited from participating in adverstising in any those booklets, in participating from purchasing meal tickets,or anything associated in those events, even for consituentcies. | |
After adding amendments to clear up the wording, the bill passed unanimously.
From the Capitol, I'm Kacie Yearout.
| Intro: |
The senate approved candidate committees contributing to political action committees. |
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| RunTime: | 0:34 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: The Missouri Senate passed a bill that allows for candidate committees to purchase items like dinner tickets to PAC sponsored events.
Currently only political action committees can only accept contributions from a corporation, association or partnership.
Cape Girardeau Senator Jason Crowell ensured the bill did not have a loophole for allowing PACS to pay for elected offical educational trips.
| Actuality: | CROWELL7.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:07 |
| Description: "I really don't want PACS to pay for us to go on educational expenses." | |
From the Capitol, I'm Kacie Yearout.