Washington AG forced to sue labor group, keeps $36K settlement very quiet

The Washington & Northern Idaho District Council of Laborers PAC recently settled a campaign finance lawsuit brought by the Washington State Attorney General’s office in Thurston County Superior Court (linked here), based on a...

Why the Public Disclosure Commission needs a new director

The mission of the Public Disclosure Commission is to provide public access to information about campaign financing, lobbyist expenditures, the financial affairs of public officials and candidates, investigate complaints, and enforce compliance with Washington’s...

Attorney General forced to sue failed Appellate Court Judge Candidate Nathan Choi for massive...

Late last Friday, the Washington State Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit (linked here) in Thurston County Superior Court against failed Appellate Court Judge Candidate Nathan Choi, a Bellevue attorney, for a wide range...

United Food Commercial Workers Union caught and fined $40k for lawbreaking, concealing political contributions

TO RECEIVE THE LATEST NEWS FROM WE THE GOVERNED DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX –SUBSCRIBE HERE SUPPORT WE THE GOVERNED– MAKE A DONATION HERE Last week the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local...

Walla Walla Firefighters PAC violates campaign finance laws, settles suit for $11k

The Walla Walla Firefighters PAC is not a major political donor, but they do give money to chosen politicians.  Every now and then they would send a $500 check to Governor Inslee or someone...

Attorney General sues Democrat House Speaker Frank Chopp for campaign violations

On Friday at 4:53pm, Washington State’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against Washington State Democrat Speaker of the House Frank Chopp in Thurston County Superior Court for a variety of campaign finance...

The Devil made them do it – Spokane Democrat Party in serious legal trouble

Last Friday, the Spokane County Democrats received a Public Disclosure Commission complaint about serious campaign finance violations.  The initial response by the newly elected Spokane County Democrat Chair Andrew Biviano was to deny any...

The Empire always strikes back – State Democratic Party lashes out after widespread lawbreaking...

If you dare to speak truth to power, there will always be repercussions.  The powerful always strike back.  We are witnessing this in Washington State as the cascading exposure of widespread violations of the...

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 of campaign finance laws broken mostly during his uncontested election...

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 Democratic Central Committee for a variety of campaign finance violations....

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