Inside Opinion » wsp http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion What's on the minds of Tacoma News Tribune editorial writers Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:45:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Union offers Inslee a test of independence he must pass http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2013/01/09/union-offers-inslee-a-test-of-independence-he-must-pass/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2013/01/09/union-offers-inslee-a-test-of-independence-he-must-pass/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:45:35 +0000 TNT Editorial Board http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/?p=15443

This editorial will appear in Thursday’s print edition.

One concern that many – including this newspaper’s editorial board  – have about Jay Inslee is that the state’s next governor might be too cozy with the public employee unions.

Now the union representing Washington State Patrol troopers and sergeants – which endorsed Rob McKenna for governor – has conveniently proposed an early test of how independent Inslee might be. The union has called on him to dump WSP Chief John Batiste and replace him with its hand-picked choice, Lakewood Police Chief Bret Farrar.

Apparently Batiste – who served in the patrol …

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