Thanksgiving spirit – bringing Democrats and Republicans together in King County
In Washington State, the King County Democrats and Republicans issued a joint press release today celebrating their agreement with this author on the need for campaign finance reform. This appears to be the first...
Kittitas County Democrats settle AG campaign finance lawsuit for $28k in fines and penalties
Last week, the Kittitas County Democrats settled a lawsuit filed last July by the Washington State Attorney General’s office for a wide variety of campaign finance violations. The final settlement included payment for $6,740...
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....
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 - Thurston Superior Court #17-2-02568-34). Jay Manning, in his capacity as director...
The Scorched Wasteland of Washington’s Campaign Finance Laws
When Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson decided to emphasize aggressive enforcement of the state’s campaign finance laws, his intention was to focus on outsiders like initiative activist Tim Eyman, deep pockets like the...
Former Olympia City Manager Steve Hall fined $10k for illegal mailer
On July 23, 2020, the former longtime City of Olympia Manager Steve Hall was officially fined $10,000 by the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission for Washington State’s campaign finance laws last fall in 2019. ...
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...
Governor Jay Inslee signed “Stop Glen Morgan” campaign finance bill, but will it really...
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A few weeks ago, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed ESHB 2938 “Concerning campaign finance law enforcement and reporting.” Inslee...
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...
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, recent articles written by this author and multiple investigative articles...
