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Kansas House approves higher campaign contribution limits in conference report amid bipartisan opposition
Summary
The Kansas House adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 2054, raising contribution limits for candidates and parties and codifying a party exemption for spending on behalf of candidates. Supporters said the changes address constitutional concerns; opponents warned about optics, enforcement and the lack of an ethics director.
The Kansas House of Representatives on April 9 approved the conference committee report on House Bill 2054, a package of campaign finance changes that raises individual contribution limits, adjusts party contribution limits and explicitly exempts party spending on behalf of a candidate from donation limits.
Proponents said the increases are intended to align Kansas law with federal accounting practices and to respond to…
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