A controversial political action committee co-founded by Joe Demma — a longtime campaign and government aide to Gov. Gary Herbert — says it has now ceased operations.
But first, Americans for an Informed Electorate raised another $372,000 this year and spent all of it — including paying the people who run it $73,492, according to documents filed with the state, obtained through a records request.
That comes after The Salt Lake Tribune reported earlier that the group raised big money from older people who say they were led to believe falsely that they were donating to conservative or liberal causes.