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1999 PRESS RELEASES/ADVISORIES
Governor Locke does bad Santa impersonation
December 17, 1999
Just in time for Christmas, Governor Locke yesterday submitted a supplemental budget loaded with goodies guaranteed to touch nearly every heart and pocketbook...
EFF Asks Lawmakers to Adopt Democrat Leadership Council’s Education Reform Proposals
December 1, 1999
On December 1, the Evergreen Freedom Foundation distributed the Democrat Leadership Council’s education reform proposals to all lawmakers and to Governor Locke...
Court protects offender and punishes whistleblower
November 12, 1999
After being denied a $1,000,000 claim for legal fees against the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, the WEA sought $169,734.67 to pay for the costs of defending one charge in the overall lawsuit...
Union bosses fail to win workers to "No 695" campaign
November 3, 1999
They should have seen it coming, but that did not dissuade union bosses from spending $470,123 to fight the $30 car tab initiative (I-695), a measure which gained overwhelming passage in the Nov. 2 election...
Washington Federation of State Employees fined $20,000
October 28, 1999
The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission levied $20,000 in fines against the Washington Federation of State Employees on Thursday for inaccurate reporting of political contributions...
Judge finds reasonable basis for claim against WEA
October 8, 1999
Judge William T. McPhee refused a request today, Oct. 8, by the Washington Education Association and UniServs for legal fees they incurred as defendants in a recent lawsuit saying that the Evergreen Freedom Foundation brought its case against the teachers’ union "with reasonable cause."
WEA seeks up to $1 million and "gag order" against EFF
September 17, 1999
The Washington Education Association filed two legal motions on Friday against the Evergreen Freedom Foundation seeking attorneys fees while also pursuing a countersuit against EFF for "fomenting discontent."
Big Labor, Big Business,
Big Loophole
August 26, 1999
On Thursday, August 26, Thurston County Superior Court Judge W. T. McPhee
rendered his decision in Evergreen Freedom Foundation’s case against the
Washington Education Association...
Cost of Government Spending Day is July 6
July 2, 1999
According to the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation, the date of the annual Cost of Government Day was Tuesday, June 22. This is if you calculate the cost of government by what government spends rather than what it takes...
New poll reveals growing support for paycheck protection
May 26, 1999
A recent survey of Washington state residents conducted in mid-May reveals that 84 percent favor requiring unions to obtain permission from their members before spending dues money on political campaigns...
Landmark trial’s closing arguments Thursday
May 25, 1999
The lawsuit seeks to prove that the WEA acted as a political action committee during the 1996 election cycle. EFF/TRU also seeks to have the teachers union penalized for frustrating the public’s right to know of election influences...
Union members taking PDC to court Friday over agency's failure to enforce paycheck protection
May 20, 1999
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Hicks will decide enforcement of workers’ rights during a three-hour trial scheduled for 1:30 p.m., May 21...
Watchdog group takes teachers’ union to court over politicking
April 30, 1999
Olympia-based Evergreen Freedom Foundation will act as the State of Washington when it begins its trial against the Washington Education Association on May 3 in Thurston County Superior Court...
WEA drops lawsuit against teachers who first sparked investigation of union's illegal political activities
April 28, 1999
The Washington Education Association has dropped its suit against two teachers who helped spark an investigation of unprecedented elections-law violations against the union...
JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF FOUNDATION
March 22, 1999
The Evergreen Freedom Foundation has won another Thurston County Superior Court victory in its efforts to gain justice for teachers and workers across the state...
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION FINDS EFF INNOCENT
March 9, 1999
On Tuesday, March 9, the Public Disclosure Commissioners unanimously dismissed all allegations filed by Washington Education Association (WEA) against the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (EFF), an Olympia-based public policy research group...
Introducing free-market competition to public education
February 3, 1999
U.S. Supreme Court litigator and nationally recognized school choice advocate Clint Bolick will discuss introducing free-market competition into the public education system in a noontime debate on Tuesday, Feb. 9...
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