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Bills aim to ban foreign funding for Louisiana ballot initiatives

(The Center Square) — Louisiana lawmakers are moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment and companion legislation aimed at shutting down a loophole that critics say allows foreign actors to influence U.S. elections — not through candidates, but through ballot initiatives.

Senate Bill 109 and House Bill 590, filed by Republican lawmakers this session, would prohibit the use of funds, g…

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