The Northwest Accountability Project has filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service asking to have the Freedom Foundation’s tax-exempt charity status revoked. The complaint is intensifying the battle over public unions in Oregon and Washington, and was co-signed by 18 organizations including labor unions and left-leaning activist groups.
The Northwest Accountability Project was founded only weeks ago, and is intended to “shine a light on extremism” and “big money special interests,” according to Kevin Rudiger, its director.
“We feel like the Freedom Foundation is the key example of this kind of nationally funded right wing playbook,” he said.
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