PDC

Acting on the judgment of the Public Disclosure Committee, who last week said that two builder's groups had violated campaign finance law in their political advocacy, the attorney general's office has filed lawsuits against the Master Builders Association of King & Snohomish Counties and the Building Industry Association of Washington's Member Services Corporation.

The PDC had determined that the MBA-KC and the BIAW had illegally solicited and spent funds for political means by not disclosing the source of the money. That determination was then sent to Attorney General Rob McKenna's office, who has acted on it.

McKenna will seek civil penalties and reimbursement of the investigation and trial costs against the two groups, who are both subsidiaries of the BIAW. The groups each have a month to respond, and the judges in charge of the case will report their findings on December 19, 2008, over a month after the election.

Acting on the judgment of the Public Disclosure Committee, who last week said that two builder's groups had violated campaign finance law in their political advocacy, the attorney general's office has filed lawsuits against the Master Builders Association of King & Snohomish Counties and the Building Industry Association of Washington's Member Services Corporation.

The PDC had determined that the MBA-KC and the BIAW had illegally solicited and spent funds for political means by not disclosing the source of the money. That determination was then sent to Attorney General Rob McKenna's office, who has acted on it.

McKenna will seek civil penalties and reimbursement of the investigation and trial costs against the two groups, who are both subsidiaries of the BIAW. The groups each have a month to respond, and the judges in charge of the case will report their findings on December 19, 2008, over a month after the election.

The Catholic Church is active in every anti-choice activity it can get its hands on, but given the controversies surrounding the abuse within the Church, perhaps, for once, they ought to keep their hands off.

The Public Disclosure Commission held a press conference in Olympia today to release the latest edition of their already award-winning website.  The new site, found here, is meant to be simpler to use with more graphics, clickable variables and up-to-date figures.

In other words, PolitickerWA.com's nights just got a whole lot more exciting. Give it a shot and see for yourself.

How many times does Dino Rossi get to bend or break campaign finance rules before it becomes a pattern of deceit? First Forward Washington, then abuse of a tax-exempt religious organization, now use of federal military property for fundraising. He knows better.