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"This is just the beginning": Hawaii leads fight against corporate campaign spending - Velshi - MS NOW
Hawaii just made history, becoming the first state in the nation to effectively ban dark money in elections. The new law redefines the powers that corporations have in the first place — and political spending is not among them. Republican State Rep. Kanani Souza of Hawaii, who championed the bill, says “this is just the beginning” and she predicts a national movement against corporate campaign spending.
Tom Moore of the Center for American Progress developed the strategy known as the “Corporate Power Reset.” He says, “every state has the power to do this.” - Aired on 05/23/2026.