The News Tribune – Thurston Democrats Take $65,000 From JZ Knight, Despite Old Video Hitting Catholics, Mexicans
J.Z. Knight, the Yelm-based spirit channeler with followers around the world, has given $65,000 to Thurston County Democrats for political activities this year, the largest of any donor. The move reverses a position of Democrats in 2012 – when the state Democratic Party gave away $70,000 and local Democratic candidates gave away smaller contributions from Knight and her Ramtha School of Enlightenment.
Watchdog.org – Thurston County Dems Accept Money From JZ Knight Again
Two years after the Washington State Democratic Party was shamed into declining a $70,000 donation from the Yelm-based cult leader, the Thurston County Democratic Central Committee has accepted a pair of donations amounting to almost as much.
The Chronicle – Labor Unions Spend the Most Lobbying State Lawmakers, Study Finds
Three of the five highest-spending lobbying groups in Olympia during the first quarter of 2014 were labor unions, including three that represent employees paid with tax dollars.
The Seattle Times – Does Increasing the Minimum Wage Stimulate the Economy?
ANXIOUS business owners are often told by minimum-wage supporters to quit worrying, since a higher minimum wage supposedly means more customers with more money to spend.
Nisqually Valley News – JZ Knight Donates $65K to Co. Democrats
Recent political donations made by JZ Knight to the local Thurston County Democratic party have once again caught the attention of Knight’s detractors.
Kiro Radio – The Freedom Foundation’s Trent England on Labor Unions Influence in Legislature
Freedom Foundation’s VP Trent England with their new found stats showing lobbying unions as three of the top five groups that lobbied the legislature this year
