Campaign finance laws around the country

Arkansas has always had contribution limits that keep individual donors from contributing extremely large sums of money to campaigns (unless, of course, you consider the fact that a donor with multiple business organizations can contribute through each of them). Across State Line Avenue, there are no contribution limits. Likewise, in Illinois, there is no cap on the size of donations that individuals can give to politicians. Among the charges prosecutors filed against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) Dec. 9 are allegations that he offered lucrative state business and other benefits to people who handed over big bucks for his campaign. This is one reason contribution limits are good public policy here in Arkansas. Here's more from Stateline.org.