Audit: Sound Transit used funds illegally KOMO News, WA - Jan 30, 2009 By KOMO Staff SEATTLE -- Sound Transit contributed taxpayer money special interest groups even after being told that doing so was unlawful, according to an ... |
Panel says Sound Transit needs to slow spending Seattle Times, United States - 8 hours ago The costs to run Sound Transit are rapidly rising, and the agency should do more to put on the brakes, an oversight group says. The Citizen Oversight Panel ... |
 | Washington State Ferries Seattle Times, United States - 16 hours ago This might enable the ferry system to qualify for millions of dollars in federal aid like Sound Transit receives. Clibborn says the Legislature's goal "will ... |
Sound Transit event sponsorships illegal, audit says Seattle Post Intelligencer - 7 hours ago By LARRY LANGE Sound Transit illegally paid for event sponsorships that didn't benefit the agency or promote it transit services, a state audit has ... |
Auditor: Sound Transit wrongly spent money on sponsorships Seattle Times, United States - Jan 29, 2009 Sound Transit violated the state constitution when it spent more than $8050 on event sponsorships for three nonprofits, according to a state auditor's ... |
The State Auditor’s Office released an audit this week showing Sound Transit unlawfully contributed taxpayer money to special interest groups. This audit was based on Washington Policy Center research that showed the agency was violating the “gifting of public funds” defined in the Washington State Constitution.
Last night KIRO television aired an investigative report following their initial story last summer.
Perhaps most interesting, is this is the second time the SAO found ST breaking the law on the same issue. And there is nothing to stop the agency from doing it again.
While the audit process ...
Sound Transit Ignores Auditor Warning, Gives To Charity KIROtv.com, WA - Jan 28, 2009 SEATTLE -- The State Auditor has concluded that Sound Transit violated the law by donating money to several local, non-profit organizations. ... |