(The Center Square) – Earlier this month, government watchdog group Citizen Action Defense Fund appealed a decision by the Division II Court of Appeals to overturn CADF’s trial court win in Thurston County Superior Court over Washington state’s Office of Financial Management.
The appeal has been filed with the Washington Supreme Court.
“We just received notice from the court yesterday that they are accepting briefing on whether they should take review of the matter, and we will likely get a decision on that within the next four months,” Jackson Maynard, CADF executive director and counsel, emailed The Center Square Tuesday.
The case involves a lawsuit filed by CADF in December 2022 regarding negotiations between the Washington Federation of State Employees and the Governor’s Office “for failing to provide public records in connection with the Governor’s ‘secret’ negotiations with public sector employee unions last year that led to biennial agreements with $997 million in increased salary and benefits for state employees.”