Ferguson won’t try to oust WA wildlife commissioners at center of misconduct probe • Washington State Standard

Ferguson won’t try to oust WA wildlife commissioners at center of misconduct probe • Washington State Standard

Gov. Bob Ferguson won’t punish two members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission for violating public records and open meeting laws but has warned each that they will face removal if they don’t comply with state transparency statutes and conflict of interest rules in the remaining months of their terms. Letters from the governor’s […]

Smith, Rowland Warned But Not Dumped By Governor Ferguson Following Investigation

To put it into salmon fishing terms, a pair of Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission members have been left marked by the net of an investigation into their poor responsiveness to public records requests, meetings with litigious groups and actions towards WDFW staffers, but for now they swim free, albeit it with terse orders to behave for the remaining months of their terms. The post Smith, Rowland Warned But Not Dumped By Governor Ferguson Fo…