North Iowa Reporter

Fire Fighters Interested in Registration & Education PAC (FI contributed $64 to the Citizens for Adequate Fire Protection - Mason City FirePAC, a political action committee, on January 15, according to data from Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections.

While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.