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SEATTLE (AP) — An appeals court has upheld the largest penalty for campaign finance violations ever assessed in Washington state.

In a unanimous ruling Tuesday, the court affirmed the $18 million fine imposed on the Grocery Manufacturers Association for violating Washington campaign-finance laws during a 2013 fight against a food-labeling initiative, The Seattle Times reported.