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• Sen. Brown was financially ready for campaign

    May 10, 2012 in City on Page A6 State Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown perhaps was too prepared for her re-election bid. She already had ordered her campaign signs when she made the surprise announcement last week that … 1

• Cline won’t be investigated by campaign finance panel

  November 26, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission has decided not to investigate a complaint filed against Spokane Valley City Council candidate Marilyn Cline alleging that she was running a hairdressing business … 2

• Complaint filed against Spokane Valley candidate

  October 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A complaint has been filed with the Washington state Public Disclosure Commission against Spokane Valley City Council candidate Marilyn Cline, alleging that she has been running a home-based business without … 1

• Grafos leads field in campaign funds

  October 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Spokane Valley City Council candidates continue to amass money as the November election approaches, and Councilman Dean Grafos is by far the biggest recipient of campaign cash in his hunt …

• Event expenses go unreported

  September 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Confusion reigned early this week among four Spokane Valley City Council candidates over who had donated what for a joint campaign event in July, but candidates were able to quickly …

• Candidate refuses to disclose funds’ source

  August 11, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane City Council candidate is refusing to disclose where he’s getting thousands of dollars that he says is funding his campaign. Chris Bowen, who is running for an open … 8

• State watchdog reconsiders $1 million transfer

  July 29, 2011 in Region Jay Inslee will no longer be able to augment his Democratic campaign for governor with unlimited transfers from his $1 million federal campaign account, Washington’s election watchdog said Friday. 2

• Mager accuses successor French of libel

  January 19, 2011 in City on Page A7 Former Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager on Tuesday announced a Public Disclosure Commission complaint accusing her successor, Al French, of libel. With exhibits, Mager’s complaint is 107 pages long and … 5

• Mager levels libel charge against French

  January 18, 2011 in News, City Former Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager Tuesday announced a Public Disclosure Commission complaint accusing her successor, Al French, of libel. 11

• Democratic strategist faces sanctions

  October 29, 2010 in City on Page A7 A Democratic political strategist active in shadowy independent ads in a Spokane legislative campaign faces court sanctions for campaign violations in an Everett primary race. Lisa MacLean’s tactics to hide … 1

• Ballot envelopes disputed over auditor’s name, status

  October 17, 2010 in City on Page B3 A Republican complaint to the state Public Disclosure Commission accuses Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton of electioneering by printing her name prominently on ballot envelopes. Dalton dismisses the complaint out … 12

• 9th Circuit upholds Washington campaign finance laws

  October 12, 2010 in Region A federal appeals court upheld Washington state’s campaign disclosure laws today, saying the requirements don’t violate the First Amendment rights of a group that didn’t want to reveal their donors … 1

• Spin Control: Enough already with oohs, aahs over young vote

  October 3, 2010 in City on Page B3 After listening to decades of hype about young voters, I have a request. Don’t bug me about Rock the Vote, unless it’s something akin to “Rock Around the Clock” the … 1

• Marr changing TV ad that lacked disclosure

  September 29, 2010 in City on Page A5 The state Public Disclosure Commission is warning state Sen. Chris Marr that he violated campaign law by failing to mention his Democratic Party affiliation in a TV ad. Phil Stutzman, … 8

• Vacationing voters give candidates a tough job

  August 15, 2010 in City on Page B3 Among the most thankless jobs in the world is that of a political candidate in Washington state in the weeks before the August primary. The ability to continue the noble … 2

• O’Quinn campaign clarifies statements on polling data

    August 13, 2010 in City on Page A5 The campaign of Republican legislative candidate Shelly O’Quinn, which claimed in e-mails to GOP officials that polls showed her “blowing away the competition,” acknowledged Thursday that no such specific polling … 13

• Former sheriff says he won’t challenge Knezovich for job

  May 15, 2010 in City on Page B3 Former Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk announced Friday that he won’t challenge incumbent Ozzie Knezovich. Sterk declared earlier this month that he was considering a run, but he concluded there … 4

• Former Sheriff Sterk won’t challenge Knezovich

  May 14, 2010 in City Former Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk announced today that he won’t challenge incumbent Ozzie Knezovich. 7

• Former Sheriff Mark Sterk considers run for old job

  May 6, 2010 in City on Page A6 Former Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk may give his successor, Ozzie Knezovich, a run for his money. It’s a daunting prospect, Sterk acknowledges, because state Public Disclosure Commission records show … 3

• Sterk mulls run for sheriff

  May 5, 2010 in City Former Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk may give his successor, Ozzie Knezovich, a run for his money. It’s a daunting prospect, Sterk acknowledges, because state Public Disclosure Commission records show … 2

• Appeals court to hear R-71 disclosure case

  September 22, 2009 in Region OLYMPIA — State lawyers will travel to California to argue that petitions for Referendum 71 should be made public.

• Supporters of gay partnerships sue over referendum

  August 27, 2009 in Region OLYMPIA — Supporters of the state’s expanded domestic partnership law are suing elections officials, hoping to keep a referendum of the law off the November ballot. 3

• Editorial: Disclosure panel should dismiss pleas for secrecy

  August 13, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 Democracy is not a parlor game. When competition among ideas brings core values into conflict, emotions will boil over sooner or later. That’s regrettable, but it’s no justification for abandoning …

• PDC won’t seal donor names

  August 12, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – The state Public Disclosure Commission on Tuesday rejected a request to seal the names of donors to a campaign to overturn Washington state’s newly expanded domestic partnership law. … 1