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Seattle passes new transparency law aimed at political consultants
The law requires political consultants to disclose their clients within 15 days to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, following concerns about conflicts involving Mayor Harrell's consultant.
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Sara Nelson’s New Political Consultant Regulations Have No Teeth
The Bill Is “Meaningless,” Says One Consultant by Micah Yip For the past few months, outgoing City Council President Sara Nelson has been pushing her final agenda: a bill to regulate political consultants. It made it to full Council on Tuesday and passed as Nelson’s last act on the dais. But by the time it reached the full council, the bill had been so heavily amended that it barely did, well, anything. Under the bill that council passed, politi…
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The Seattle TimesSeattle passes new transparency law aimed at political consultants
The Seattle City Council passed a new law Tuesday requiring political consultants to register with the city when accepting taxpayer-funded work. Read more...
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
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