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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.
Some concerned conservative group skirting campaign reporting law
- By KEVIN O'HANLON / Lincoln Journal Star
- Mar 20, 2011
- Mar 20, 2011 Updated Nov 24, 2012
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Participants in a rally sponsored by Americans for Prosperity gather under a statue of Abraham Lincoln, outside the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln March 4, 2011. The rally was to limit the right of public union employees to engage in collective bargaining and to show support for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Participants in a rally sponsored by Americans for Prosperity gather under a statue of Abraham Lincoln, outside the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, March 4, 2011. The rally was to limit the right of public union employees to engage in collective bargaining and to show support for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. (AP file Photo/Nati Harnik)
- Nati Harnik
Americans for Prosperity mailings did not specifically support or oppose a particular candidate, but they called into question the voting records of Sens. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln, Kent Rogert of Tekamah and Norm Wallman of Cortland, all Democrats seeking re-election to the nonpartisan Legislature. Lincoln Sen. Bill Avery has introduced a bill that would incorporate much of the terminology in federal election law into Nebraska statutes to make sure money spent on things like the AFP mailings would be publicly reported. (Courtesy image)
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David Koch, one of two billionaire brothers behind Americans for Prosperity.
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The cards began arriving in voters' mailboxes and with the daily newspaper shortly before the 2010 election.
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Participants in a rally sponsored by Americans for Prosperity gather under a statue of Abraham Lincoln, outside the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln March 4, 2011. The rally was to limit the right of public union employees to engage in collective bargaining and to show support for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Participants in a rally sponsored by Americans for Prosperity gather under a statue of Abraham Lincoln, outside the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, March 4, 2011. The rally was to limit the right of public union employees to engage in collective bargaining and to show support for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. (AP file Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Americans for Prosperity mailings did not specifically support or oppose a particular candidate, but they called into question the voting records of Sens. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln, Kent Rogert of Tekamah and Norm Wallman of Cortland, all Democrats seeking re-election to the nonpartisan Legislature. Lincoln Sen. Bill Avery has introduced a bill that would incorporate much of the terminology in federal election law into Nebraska statutes to make sure money spent on things like the AFP mailings would be publicly reported. (Courtesy image)
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