Tennessee Democrat to propose bill to ban corporations from political spending

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 578

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago


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A Tennessee Democrat is set to push for new restrictions on corporate campaign spending, following the seminal steps of a movement to limit dark money in politics.

State Sen. Charlane Oliver, a Nashville Democrat, said she plans to introduce a bill in January mirroring a move by Hawaii to ban corporations, unions and dark money organizations from spending money in state politics as a condition of receiving a state business …

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