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State Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, says he’s concerned about the allegation that a former Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) economist resigned rather …
(The Center Square) – The Governor’s Office has “ascertained a few very preliminary, tentative findings” regarding a former state economist who says he had to resign after suffering retaliation for
(The Center Square) – Opponents of Washington's carbon credit auction have pounced on a former state economist's retaliation claim against the state after his refusal to keep quiet about his calculations showing Washington’s cap-and-trade program would increase gas prices by 45 to 50 cents per gallon.
Smith found the cap-and-invest program would lead to a 50-cent increase per gallon of gas. But, his supervisors told him to keep that information quiet.
A former economist for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) claimed he was told to falsify numbers concerning the impacts of Washington’s Climate Commitment Act on gas prices.