The Seattle Times endorses disclosure in this editorial. At the same time it covers its donors, Protect Marriage Washington is asking the PDC’s permission to do so. Its reason is that it is alarmed by a bellicose Web site and has received threats through the Internet. The state cannot set aside the public-disclosure law just […]
Category: Washington
Electronic Filing Fail
The Washington Public Disclosure Commission’s computer problem prevented some campaign finance reports from being filed electronically, according to this report.
Yakima Gets Ethics
The Yakima Herald reports that the Yakima City Council approved the drafting of a code of ethics. The council has many examples to work from because most cities in the state with populations over 5,000 have some kind of ethics code, according to Assistant City Attorney Jim Mitchell. They range from “inspirational” to highly detailed […]