A whistleblower lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Transportation will proceed, according to a Washington judge’s ruling on June 21. In March, a former state economist filed a lawsuit against his former employer, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the governor’s office and its budget wing, the Office of Financial Management (OFM), for allegedly retaliating against him for refusing to keep quiet about his economic forecast on the state’s gas price, KING 5 Investigators previously reported. “This isn’t just about me – it’s about state employees everywhere,” Scott Smith said in a June 21 news release. “I look forward to my day in court.” READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/state-politics/governor-office-wsdot-lose-bid-to-have-whistleblower-case-tossed-out/281-2e763a64-9fe7-4fb5-90b1-306257314b6a