One Democrat governor signed a bill banning foreign funding of ballot initiatives, while another begrudgingly allowed it to become law, in what is becoming a national trend.
While such bans have gained bipartisan support, they have been largely driven by Republican lawmakers and conservative groups, citing the influence of foreign money in recent state ballot measures advancing abortion and redistricting.
Four states with Republican-controlled legislatures have passed bans on indirect foreign donations to ballot measures, but Kansas and Kentucky have Democrat governors.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed the ban last week. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly criticized the proposal, but allowed it to become law without a signature.
Wyoming also enacted a ban this year and Ohio was the first to pass a ban. A proposal has made it through both houses of the Indiana…
