Aide who blew the whistle on mistreatment fired from WA insurance commissioner’s office
The firing follows a wave of recent allegations of verbal abuse and racially offensive language from six-term Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler.
State employees say WA insurance chief used racist slurs, mistreated staff
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, in office since 2001, is accused of racially insensitive remarks and hostile management. Kreidler said he feels bad if he offended...
State Patrol, criticized for lack of diversity, removes psychologist from hiring decisions
WSP permanently stripped its longtime psychologist of his role conducting hiring evaluations after a Seattle Times / public radio Northwest News Network investigation spotlighted racial...
Washington State Patrol replaces longtime psychologist after concerns raised over hiring bias
The Washington State Patrol, which has remained mostly white and male over the past 20 years, is changing a key part of its hiring process...
Washington State Patrol has failed to diversify over decades, with psychologist as key gatekeeper
The Washington State Patrol, a century old this year, doesn’t look a lot different than when it started: white and male. For years, people inside...
Former State Patrol sergeant stripped of right to carry a badge over allegations of having sex on duty
In a case testing Washington’s narrow criteria to take away an officer's badge and gun, a state agency stripped the peace officer certification of former...
Washington State Patrol sexual misconduct case tests oversight law as police reforms near passage | Times Watchdog
The son-in-law of the Washington State Patrol chief resigned as a trooper after investigations into allegations of on-the-job sex and sexual assault. He is now...