State whistleblower? Join the (growing) club

John Stang

John Stang Jun 22, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>State whistleblower? Join the (growing) club</h1>
                <h2><p>The number of state government whistleblower complaints significantly increased from 2013 to 2014, a Washington Senate committee was told Wednesday. State Auditor's Office officials told the Senate Accountability & Reform Committee that 224 whistleblower complaints were filed by state employees in 2014, compared to 146 in in 2013.</p></h2>
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            <p>The number of state government whistleblower complaints significantly increased from 2013 to 2014, a Washington Senate committee was told Wednesday. State Auditor's Office officials told the Senate Accountability &amp; Reform Committee that 224 whistleblower complaints were filed by state employees in 2014, compared to 146 in in 2013.</p><p>Those complaints led to 47 investigations in 2014, compared to 18 in 2013. And 14 complaints were found valid in 2014, compared to eight in 2013. No reasons were given for the increases.</p>
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The number of state government whistleblower complaints significantly increased from 2013 to 2014, a Washington Senate committee was told Wednesday. State Auditor's Office officials told the Senate Accountability & Reform Committee that 224 whistleblower complaints were filed by state employees in 2014, compared to 146 in in 2013.

Those complaints led to 47 investigations in 2014, compared to 18 in 2013. And 14 complaints were found valid in 2014, compared to eight in 2013. No reasons were given for the increases.

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By John Stang

John Stang is a freelance writer who often covers state government and the environment. He can be reached on email at johnstang_8@hotmail.com and on Twitter at @johnstang_8