Twitter Account That Keeps Track of Dark-Money Groups Unplugs For Now

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Monday, December 19, 2016 - 3:31pm
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Dark money is credited with influencing the outcome of a number of Arizona races in the past couple of election cycles — from governor to the Corporation Commission.

And for a while, the Twitter account @azdarkmoneybot kept track of dark-money groups letting the Secretary of State’s Office know about their spending. But @azdarkmoneybot has been unplugged, at least temporarily.

We spoke with one of its creators: Evan Wyloge of the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.

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