New disclosure requirements take effect Monday, October 1 for entities doing business with the State of Montana
On June 8 of this year, Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed Executive Order No. 15-2018, Requiring Disclosure of Dark Money Spending for Entities Doing Business with the State, which states “It is the policy of the executive branch that entities seeking to do business with the State of Montana must disclose contributions or expenditures they have made in elections.” The policy that establishes the requirements necessary to implement the executive order was released a couple of weeks ago, detailing the scope of the policy: This policy applies to all executive branch agencies, except the university system, soliciting and contracting for state … Read more