Bellevue City Council candidate Brown owed $135,047 to the IRS, but...
Karol Brown is running for the Bellevue City Council, and she believes many people should pay more in taxes. Unfortunately, she apparently owed over...
Tukwila Ethics Board hides Forterra grant funding violations
The City of Tukwila recently convened their Ethics Board to review an ethics complaint filed against Tukwila City Councilman De’Sean Quinn. Despite the fact...
The great goat raid -Thurston County experiences emergency goat seizure
Wednesday afternoon in Thurston County, Washington, the Thurston County Sheriff’s office made an emergency goat raid on Lattin’s Cider Mill to seize 17 (or...
Disgraced sign-thief politician Frank Gordon sneaks back into local politics
When Democrat Grays Harbor Commissioner Frank Gordon was caught red handed last year on camera stealing his opponent’s campaign signs, his political future seemed...
The rough road ahead – campaign finance reform in Washington State
Yesterday, the Seattle Times published an article about my efforts to expose campaign finance violations in Washington State. I appreciate when the media covers...
State of Washington vs. Jay Manning, cult-funded SuperPAC director exposed
On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, another campaign finance lawsuit was filed against Jay
Manning in Thurston County Superior Court (see complaint filed yesterday linked here -...
Governor Inslee vetoes solutions for schools
In a strange, erratic decision, Washington State Governor Inslee vetoed part of a school siting bill this week. Bill supporters were surprised, but very few...
Spokane Democrats take kid’s cash for secret salary and epic parties
Jim CastroLang, part time pastor and paid executive director of the Spokane Democrats, resigned a few weeks ago. This wasn’t supposed to happen. Unfortunately,...
The Hirst Heist and our diminishing legislature
On October 6, 2016, Futurewise, with the assistance of six Washington State Supreme Court Justices, managed to win the lawsuit lottery. The Supreme Court...
The day the “Crap Tax” died
“What a difference an election can make” said one Thurston County resident as he departed the Tuesday evening Thurston County Commission public hearing. “I’m...
Silence of the Gophers
Under a dark canopy of fir trees lie a blanket of moss and decomposing needles. Scattered across this dark forest floor are hundreds of...
The Devil made them do it – Spokane Democrat Party in...
Last Friday, the Spokane County Democrats received a Public Disclosure Commission complaint about serious campaign finance violations. The initial response by the newly elected...
Speaker Chopp pays fine, Senator Hunt just whines
Last week, Democrat Speaker of the Washington State House Frank Chopp paid $6,469 in fines and court costs to the state for a variety...
Thurston County Democratic Party sued by Attorney General for financial violations
On Monday afternoon at 4:34 pm, the Washington State Attorney General filed a civil lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court against the Thurston County...
















