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Coverage of 2016 law in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 28 · 20:00 UTCMost recent: Jul 29 · 18:58 UTC
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Marsha Blackburnperson2Chip Buckperson1American Exceptionalism Instituteorganization1Tennessee Registry of Election Financeorganization1dark-money adstopic1pharmaceutical industry lobbyingtopic1American Exceptionalism Institute PACorganization1AItopic1pharmaceutical industrytopic1opioid epidemictopic1Federal Election Commission (FEC)organization1
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  • POLITICSJul 29 · 18:58 UTCTENNESSEE LOOKOUT
    Blackburn backer seeks investigation into dark-money ads against gubernatorial candidate

    A campaign surrogate for Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Marsha Blackburn filed a complaint against the American Exceptionalism Institute, alleging the dark-money group failed to report expenditures on ads criticizing Blackburn as 'queen pharma mama.' The complaint claims the group exceeded a $5,000 expenditure threshold and did not comply with state campaign finance laws. The ads reference a 2016 law co-sponsored by Blackburn linked to pharmaceutical industry lobbying.

  • POLITICSJul 28 · 20:00 UTCWPLN NASHVILLE
    Blackburn demands dark money group take down AI attack ad

    U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is threatening legal action against the American Exceptionalism Institute PAC for an AI-generated attack ad accusing her of accepting bribes to pass legislation. Blackburn demands the ad be removed and AI use disclosed under a new state law, as the PAC has been terminated and has not filed recent disclosures. The ad references a 2016 law Blackburn sponsored, which a joint investigation linked to the opioid epidemic.