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Complaint forces Washington Education Association to fix campaign finance disclosures
After discovering the political action committee of the Washington state teachers’ union didn’t disclose the sources of its contributions as required by law, the Freedom Foundation filed a complaint with the state, forcing the union to file the proper disclosures.
Freedom Foundation sues PDC, again, for ignoring union violations of campaign finance laws
The Freedom Foundation filed litigation this week against the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) in Thurston County Superior Court — its third such lawsuit pending against the state’s campaign finance watchdog over its failure to hold labor unions accountable for breaking state election laws.
Freedom Foundation files six complaints against cities and unions for campaign finance violations
This week, the Freedom Foundation filed six complaints with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) alleging three cities and three unions violated campaign finance laws while opposing local ballot propositions in 2014 that sought to make union dues payment optional for public employees and make collective bargaining negotiations involving public-sector unions and government officials open to public observation.
Freedom Foundation Scores Wins in Campaign Finance Violation Lawsuits
The Freedom Foundation is always active — and usually winning — in its legal battles with public-sector unions in Washington, Oregon and California. But even by our standards, the past few weeks have seen a significant number of notable victories in Washington state appellate courts.
Freedom Foundation files complaint against AFSCME for major violations of Washington campaign finance rules
The Freedom Foundation filed a complaint with the Public Disclosure Commission alleging one of the political funds operated by the national AFSCME violated state campaign finance laws by failing to disclose tens of millions of dollars in contributions received and expenditures made to influence Washington elections.
Freedom Foundation sues the PDC for failing to enforce campaign finance laws
The Freedom Foundation filed a lawsuit this week against the Washington Public Disclosure Commission in Thurston County Superior Court for mishandling a campaign finance complaint against the Service Employees International Union’s Political Education and Action Fund.
Why Freedom Foundation will appeal flawed state court decision to U.S. Supreme Court
The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled the Freedom Foundation should have disclosed as a campaign expense the value of free legal services it provided to citizen sponsors of several local ballot measures in 2014. Here’s why we plan to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
