NEWS FLASH

Rhode Island Passes State DISCLOSE Act | Last week, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I) signed the Transparency in Political Spending Act (TIPS) into law. The measure mandates that outside groups running ads close to elections identify the large donors funding their efforts. While the Supreme Court’s 5-4 Citizens United ruling assumed that citizens would know who was paying for independent advertisements, current federal law does not actually provide for public disclosure for many political groups.