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Washington Financial Disclosure Forms Will Go Back Online, Despite Opposition From Lawmakers

By Austin Jenkins June 26, 2020

The Washington Public Disclosure Commission website is where candidates file and the general public can see campaign expenditure reports.

The F-1 statements, as they’re known, were taken offline last month following an urgent email with the subject line “Stop online posting of F1 data” from Democratic state Sen. Sam Hunt, the chair of the State Government committee which oversees the PDC. Read More

Michael Bloomberg Has Spent More Than $100 Million On Campaign Ads — In One Month

By NPR News December 27, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg addresses the press from his Philadelphia field office on Dec. 21. The former New York City mayor entered the race late and is not contesting the early primary states, instead concentrating efforts toward Super Tuesday and beyond. CREDIT: Mark Makela/Getty Images

As a late entrant in the Democratic presidential primary, Michael Bloomberg is not campaigning in the first primary states and is instead marshaling his billions of dollars into advertising.Read More

2 Rudy Giuliani Associates Arrested On Campaign Finance Violations

By Scott Leadingham October 10, 2019

Associates of President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, pictured in May 2018, have been arrested on campaign finance charges. CREDIT: Carolyn Kaster/AP

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman are associates of President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and reportedly aided Giuliani's efforts to have Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.Read More

Washington AG Bob Ferguson Files Campaign Finance Lawsuits Against Facebook And Google

By Austin Jenkins June 5, 2018

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Courtesy of The Washington State Attorney General's Office

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing Facebook and Google for campaign finance violations. The lawsuits filed Monday allege the companies failed to keep records about who purchased political advertising from them. Read More

Washington House Considers State Campaign Finance Reform Bill

By Emily Schwing February 7, 2018

A bill making its way through the Washington state House of Representatives would make campaign contributions more transparent. It passed the state Senate last month.Read More

SEIU Accused Of Making More Than $5M In Unreported Political Contributions

By Austin Jenkins July 12, 2017

COLIN FOGARTY / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Listen Washington’s Attorney General’s Office has filed a major campaign finance lawsuit against the Service Employees International Union. The lawsuit announced late Tuesday accuses […]Read More

Lawmakers Dip Into Leftover Campaign Funds For Travel, Furniture, Clothes

By Austin Jenkins May 1, 2017

When there is money left over from political campaigns, what do elected officials do with it? Records show that since Election Day more than a dozen Washington state lawmakers have dipped into leftover campaign cash for pay for everything from cellphones to meals out to travel.Read More