WASHINGTON AP – Unions, businesses and interest groups of all political stripes may run TV and radio “issue ads” that name candidates in the days before elections, federal regulators said Tuesday, easing previous restrictions and opening the way for groups to influence next year’s elections with big-money advertising campaigns.
Following the lead of the Supreme Court, the Federal Election Commission voted unanimously to soften its advertising rules in a decision that could lead to fresh ads as soon as next month in Iowa.
