Republican primary spending projected to approach or surpass $1 billion With a big field, a former president, well-heeled politicians and two billionaires running, this is likely to be the most money ever spent to win the GOP presidential nomination.
Democracy vouchers are back, but do they neutralize big money in local politics? The Democracy voucher program is Seattle’s system for public financing of city elections. It’s designed to combat big money in local political campaigns, and to ease the financial burden that prevents many cash-strapped households from donating to local races. But does the program work as intended?
Facebook's parent is fined nearly $25M for violating a campaign finance disclosure law The penalty issued by a Washington state judge was the maximum allowed for more than 800 violations of the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act.
Millennials challenge veteran candidates in 2021 King County and Seattle elections Several Seattle millennials are challenging political veterans with deep pockets, and contests like the Seattle mayoral and King County executive races are shaping up to be generational battles.
Tim Eyman fined millions for campaign finance violations Tim Eyman had his day in court, and he lost. A judge has ruled Eyman will be forced to pay $2.6 million dollars in penalties.
Sheldon Adelson, Conservative Donor And Casino Titan, Dies At 87 Adelson built a casino empire that stretched from Las Vegas to Singapore. His huge donations to conservative causes in the U.S. and Israel helped shape politics in both countries.
Tech Giants Join Corporate Reckoning Over Political Spending Money-in-politics groups welcomed this unusually wide-spread — and self-initiated — reckoning by corporations over their own role in contributing to the nation's current political state.
Opinion: 'Campaigns Are Rewarded For Winning, Not Being Cost-Effective' NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the record-high amounts of money spent this campaign season, a goodly amount spent by candidates who did not win.
Friday politics: Money flows into a campaign, and Seattle police budget cuts head toward vote The primary election is Tuesday. And one race getting lots of attention, and lots of money, is the contest for state Senate in the 5th District centered around Issaquah. It's a fight between two Democrats that so far has seen more than $1.2 million raised.
David Koch Dies; Conservative Billionaire Helped Reshape U.S. Politics Koch and his brother, Charles, built one of the nation's largest private businesses and created a network of secretly funded organizations that attacked Democrats.