Judge: Tim Eyman concealed $766,000 in campaign donations
A judge ruled Friday that initiative promoter Tim Eyman illegally failed to report more than $766,000 in campaign contributions over a six-year period — a finding that could subject him to millions of dollars in penalties. Thurston County Superior Court Judge James Dixon issued his order in a 2017 lawsuit brought by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. The judge found that Eyman failed to register as a political committee, even though he clearly acted as one, and that he failed to file 110 campaign finance reports with the Public Disclosure Commission. Continue reading at The Kitsap Sun. (Ted S. Warren, AP)
Where bills stand in state Legislature
State lawmakers are more than halfway through their 60-day legislative session and have cleared a key deadline for policy bills while receiving good news on the revenue front ahead of the release of the House and Senate’s supplemental budget proposals. Continue reading at Peninsula Daily News.
Guns, sex-ed, and death penalty all on the line in Olympia
There are just about three weeks left in the regular 2020 legislative session and lawmakers have a lot to wrap up before March 12. The House and Senate release their supplemental budget proposals Monday, and will hold hearings on those later that afternoon. Continue reading at MyNorthwest. (Ted S. Warren/AP file photo)
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