"Campaign disclosure laws are important. Voters are entitled to know who is spending money to buy advertisements to influence their votes."
—State Attorney General Jim Hood on a federal appeals court decision affirming a state law requiring certain groups to register as PACs
Why it stinks: As one of the state's top law enforcement officials, Jim Hood probably has more power to clean up elections in Mississippi—which was recently named the nation's most corrupt—than anyone else in the state. However, he has shied away from shining a light on office seekers who fail to disclose campaign finances, especially at the county and municipal level.
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