WA Senate tackles 'dark money' in politics

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Cody Olsen Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>WA Senate tackles 'dark money' in politics</h1>
                <h2><p>The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill mandating Washington political campaigns to disclose their biggest contributors, according to a report by The Olympian. The bill would require campaigns to disclose any nonprofits contributing $25,000 or more. An earlier amendment narrowed its scope to apply only to nonprofits, exempting</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/cody-olsen-crosscut-com/">Cody Olsen</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill mandating Washington political campaigns to disclose their biggest contributors, according to a report by <a href="http://www.theolympian.com/2015/03/12/3622677/washington-senate-votes-for-sunshine.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">The Olympian.</a> The bill would require campaigns to disclose any nonprofits contributing $25,000 or more. An earlier amendment narrowed its scope to apply only to nonprofits, exempting groups that already have to report contributions. It now moves to the House.</p>
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The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill mandating Washington political campaigns to disclose their biggest contributors, according to a report by The Olympian. The bill would require campaigns to disclose any nonprofits contributing $25,000 or more. An earlier amendment narrowed its scope to apply only to nonprofits, exempting groups that already have to report contributions. It now moves to the House.

By Cody Olsen

Cody Olsen was an editorial intern with Crosscut. He has a degree in Political Science from WWU, a passion for Journalism and a love for making movies on the side. This past summer he spent a few mont