Media Mentions – Week of May 8, 2016

Media Mentions – Week of May 8, 2016

MyNorthwest.com – Conservative Group Requests Personal Information of State Employees

Freedom Foundation members are clear about why they want to do it. Maxford Nelson, Director of Labor Policy for the conservative group, says they are building a database of state workers to be able to contact them about their rights to opt out of paying for the union’s political activities, something he says most represented workers don’t realize they can do.

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KIRO Radio – Conservative Group Requests Personal Information Of State Employees

State workers are raising deep concern after learning a prominent anti-union group is seeking their personal information, including their birth dates, worrying it could lead to widespread privacy violations and identity theft.

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The Seattle Times – Judge Tosses State AG’s Lawsuit Accusing Freedom Foundation Of Breaking Campaign Laws

A judge has tossed a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office against the Olympia-based Freedom Foundation. The lawsuit, which accused the conservative group of breaking state campaign-finance laws, was dismissed Friday by Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor. Ferguson’s office had alleged the foundation failed to properly disclose independent expenditures in support of anti-union ballot measures in the towns of Sequim, Chelan and Shelton.

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