Citizen Action Defense Fund

“You have to pay taxes, but there will be little to no transparency as to how they’re being allocated” - a Washington State story

The Washington State Supreme Court released their opinion in favor of the Governor’s Office of Financial Management - a large blow to transparency for all Washingtonians. @JacksonMaynard8 breaks down the Court’s decision. Have questions? DM us or drop a comment! #waleg

Rent control negatively impacts both renters and landlords - and let’s not forget we’re already experiencing a housing crisis. Here’s to hoping the judge @JacksonMaynard8 argues before today follows the law and the constitution in her ruling. 🇺🇸

Sure seems to be a lot of op-eds in opposition to secret negotiations between government unions and the political leaders they fund in elections.

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THE COLUMBIAN - "In Our View: Government secrecy threatens our democracy" @thecolumbian beautifully covered the opinion released by WASC in our lawsuit against OFM. Read more below: columbian.com/news/2025/jul/… #waleg

Great editorial in the Seattle times about the case I argued - the effect of the courts ruling here is that now the governor’s office gets to tell you about it’s negotiations with the unions after they passed the budget and its too late to do anything about it. #waleg

Happy to see the @seattletimes stepping up for transparency. 👏🏻 @CADFWashington

Great editorial from the Seattle Times about why we were right in our suit against the governor‘s office to force disclosure of negotiation documents, despite the high court’s wrong ruling #waleg @CADFWashington seattletimes.com/opinion/editor…

THE SEATTLE TIMES: "WA Supreme Court gives cover for governor, unions to keep deals in dark" WASC's ruling in our lawsuit against OFM was a blow to transparency. Washingtonians deserve transparency and accountability. @seattletimes #waleg seattletimes.com/opinion/editor…

WSDOT has filed a baseless motion against both Scott Smith and our nonprofit - despite having no cause to do so - and needless to say, we're standing our ground. Read our statement and our response brief below: citizenactiondefense.org/plaintiffs-opp…

“It’s bad for renters, it’s bad for housing providers, and so because it’s bad law and bad policy, we filed that suit,” Maynard said #waleg @CADFWashington thecentersquare.com/washington/art…

Now the @thecolumbian out with an editorial, slamming the WA Supreme Court decision to hide state worker contract negotiations from the taxpayers who pay them. @GovBobFerguson should probably step in about now and vow to end state government secrecy.. columbian.com/news/2025/jul/…

Judge Cartwright reserved ruling and asked for supplemental briefing before issuing a decision. The point remains the same: this initiative is unconstitutional, and rent control negatively impacts renters and landlords as well as causes additional strain on the housing market.

If you are in the Tacoma area today, the hearing begins at 3pm

PUSHING BACK ON RENT CONTROL: CADF is representing N. Pearl St. in its lawsuit against the City of Tacoma TODAY in federal court! While it will not be streamed, all are welcome to join us in person (but please allow at least 30 minutes to clear security). #waleg #rentcontrol

CADF Executive Director @JacksonMaynard8 joined John Curley on @KIRONewsradio to discuss the WA Supreme Court's secret union negotiations ruling. LISTEN/WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=DikIsA… #waleg

Start your independence day a little early with a blog from @CADFWashington !

NEW BLOG: "Let One Thousand Fingers Soar" This holiday, be safe, celebrate freedom, and enjoy the fireworks. All of us here at CADF will be! Read more: citizenactiondefense.org/let-one-thousa… #waleg #4thofJulyweekend

As political violence becomes increasingly common, we must remind ourselves that this is still not okay. "Assassinations are Nothing New. That Dreadful Feeling of Normalcy Is." A @CADFWashington Editorial citizenactiondefense.org/assassinations…