7 ways people with money are trying to sway your vote in Washington state
Close to $100 million has gone into this year's elections in Washington state so far, all aiming to influence you and your neighbors' votes. That's just one of the things your official voters' guide...
View ArticleBloomberg signs one big check and outspends NRA eightfold in WA
New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg has waded a quarter-million dollars deeper into Washington state politics. Bloomberg gave $248,000 to Washington Democrats on Sept. 7, according to the latest...
View ArticleNot how it usually works: When campaigns give money back to their donors
Politicians are reputed to be as eager for contributions as my cat when she sees me reaching for the wet food.
View ArticleQUIZ: Can you see past big-money groups’ feel-good names?
Elections are big business, with consultants, campaign staffers, advertising firms and TV stations raking in big bucks.
View ArticleMr. Smith stays in Washington – with help from military-industrial complex
Democrat Adam Smith of Bellevue is running to keep his seat in Congress, but most of his campaign cash comes not from Washington state but from Washington, D.C., and its suburbs.
View ArticleHow to tell the difference between these 'two great progressives'
Campaigning before The Breakfast Group, a civic organization for African-American men, Brady Piñero Walkinshaw admitted that they had a choice between “two great progressives.” He was referring to...
View ArticleAre boosters of that Citizens United initiative just dreaming?
Linda Brewster lives in Port Townsend, but today she traveled to Seattle to make phone calls for Initiative 735 . She estimates she's dedicated over 1,500 hours of her life to this campaign.
View ArticleHow to use those 'democracy vouchers' that just landed in your mailbox
If you live in Seattle, four democracy vouchers will soon arrive in the mail. What to do with them? Ideally, you would be inspired by a political candidate and mail them your vouchers in lieu of actual...
View ArticleSeattle businesses throw $120K at Jenny Durkan for mayoral bid
If you see ads in print or online for Jenny Durkan, they may have been paid for by her own campaign — she's the top fundraiser in the race to be Seattle's next mayor. Or the ads may be sponsored by an...
View ArticleAbout those ‘democracy vouchers.’ They didn’t work for everyone
This year, Seattle embarked on a bold political experiment in public funding for elections: the Democracy Voucher program .
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