After Alaska lawmaker’s fundraising controversy, Senate considers tighter rules

Alaska state Sen. Kevin Meyer, left, is sponsoring Senate Bill 5, which would extend state campaign finance rules to PACs controlled by individual legislators. Meyer recently spoke at a Policymakers’ Fiscal Forum at the Red Dog Saloon in Juneau on Jan. 31, 2017. Cliff Groh was the moderator. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The issue of money in politics got a lot of media attention this summer when Republican Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux formed Gabby’s Tuesday PAC.  It’s the first