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Audit This! ~ Bringing Seattle’s Human Services Department to heel

Posted on December 7, 2016 by DBP

December 7, 2016 The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) dispenses city, state, and federal money to a hundred-odd contractors that provide various services to Seattle’s poor and homeless. HSD has regulations requiring the contractors to track and submit financial tracking … Continue reading →

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The Real Slim Shady: How Troy Kelley gamed the law, the media and the voters

Posted on March 3, 2016 by DBP

Being shady needn’t be a handicap in politics. It can even be an asset. Just ask Washington state auditor Troy Kelley: The Real Slim Shady. Kelley won the 2012 auditor’s race despite having two years earlier paid a million dollars to settle a lawsuit … Continue reading →

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