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. Peter Overby
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. Alina Selyukh
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. Scott Simon Play AudioListen 3 mins
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. Kim Shepard Play AudioListen 7 mins
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. Brian Naylor Play AudioListen 5 mins
About those ‘democracy vouchers.’ They didn’t work for everyone This year, Seattle embarked on a bold political experiment in public funding for elections: the Democracy Voucher program . David Hyde Play AudioListen 4 mins
Seattle businesses throw $120K at Jenny Durkan for mayoral bid If you see ads in print or online for Jenny Durkan, they may have been paid for by her own campaign — she's the top fundraiser in the race to be Seattle... Amy Radil Play AudioListen 2 mins
How to use those 'democracy vouchers' that just landed in your mailbox If you live in Seattle, four democracy vouchers will soon arrive in the mail. What to do with them? Ideally, you would be inspired by a political... Kara McDermott
Are boosters of that Citizens United initiative just dreaming? Linda Brewster lives in Port Townsend, but today she traveled to Seattle to make phone calls for Initiative 735. She estimates she's dedicated over 1... David Hyde Play AudioListen 5 mins
How to tell the difference between these 'two great progressives' Campaigning before The Breakfast Group, a civic organization for African-American men, Brady Piñero Walkinshaw admitted that they had a choice between ... Amy Radil Play AudioListen 6 mins
