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Spin Control archive for Oct. 20, 2014

MONDAY, OCT. 20, 2014


Board clears Sen. Roach on foreign travel

OLYMPIA -- A complaint against an Auburn legislator for taking an improper trip to Turkey and Azerbaijan last year was dismissed by the Legislative Ethics Board. Some of the allegations were outside its authority, the board said, and the trip involved enough official and educational…

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Johnson denies disclosure allegations 

Mary Lou Johnson said she's complying with state laws regarding campaign finance disclosure after a complaint was filed targeting a recent television ad and mailings. Michael Cathcart, government affairs director at the Spokane Home Builders Association, sent a copy of his complaint to the Spokesman-Review…

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