Olympia Report: Anti-Tax Group's Money
Early this month we brought you news of a campaign by some of Washington’s most prominent corporations to block significant tax increases in the Legislature. Now we’re starting to see some of the early scope of that effort.
People For An Affordable Washington pulled in more than $600,000 in cash contributions in February, according to its most recent filing with the Public Disclosure Commission. It also reported more than $850,000 in pledges—we’ll get back to those.
The overwhelming majority of the cash came in $300,000 checks from Microsoft and the Washington Alliance for a Competitive Economy, a nonprofit research institute affiliated with the Association of Washington Business.
The PAC’s largest expenditure in February was $64,000 to EMC Research for a statewide poll. That amount of money suggests an extensive survey to test messages and messengers for an aggressive campaign. The PAC also spent $56K on old-school print ads in The Seattle Times.
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