From the [Capital Times…](http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/editorial/303698)

*The new Wisconsin Government Accountability Board is considering going where the state Legislature refuses to go by requiring organizations that run so-called “issue advocacy ads” to reveal who paid for them and subjecting the expenditures to the state’s campaign finance limits.*

The Cap Times editorial board goes on to endorse the proposal, which groups like Wisconsin Manufacturers Commitee, the Wisconsin Education Association and Wisconsin Right to Life oppose.

The presence of WEAC (Dems) in the anti-reform group displays the non-partisan nature of this issue. The Times correctly asserts the importance of requiring these independent groups to submit to the same disclosure standards required of candidates:

*The Legislature has had numerous chances to close that loophole, but each time key legislators have caved in to pressure from the special interests. Senate Bill 77, co-authored by Democrat Jon Erpenbach and Republican Mike Ellis, is not only perfectly constitutional, but would allow voters to understand whose interests are being served by the attack advertising. *

If the Government Accountability Board implements this change, maybe “squeaky clean Wisconsin” will once again become a non-ironic description of Wisconsin politics.