SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee’s appointments to a regulatory panel have cost Washington state $70,000 in a public records lawsuit settlement — and forced the governor to name new appointees. The Seattle Times reports the dispute centered on Inslee’s handling of appointments to the Washington State Building Code Council. State law says two of the council’s 15 members must be nominated by trade associations representing residential and commercial builders. But Inslee last year named two of his own picks. The Building Industry Association of Washington and the Associated General Contractors of Washington sued over the appointments and filed another lawsuit saying the governor’s office had failed to turn over relevant documents after a public records request.
Inslee settles lawsuit over building council appointments
