Washington state salaries database

December 10, 2017

Filed under State Government, Transparency

This site is the state of Washington's database for government employees. This includes WSU employees and employees from across the state. http://fiscal.wa.gov/salaries.aspx Note: This site is not maintained by The Daily Evergreen.

WSU’s fiscal health website

December 10, 2017

Filed under Transparency, WSU

WSU compiled information regarding its efforts to reduce spending and improve its financial situation. https://wsu.edu/fiscal-health/ Note: This site is not maintained by The Daily Evergreen.    

Colleges outline spending plans

December 10, 2017

Filed under Transparency, WSU

In response to WSU President Kirk Schulz's mandate that all WSU units reduce spending by 2.5 percent to eliminate the university's deficit, college deans described their financial plans in memos to faculty and staff. Carson College of Business [pdf-embedder url="https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Carson-College-of-Business.pdf" title="Carson Co...

WSU administrators’ emails related to wolf researcher

December 10, 2017

Filed under State Government, Transparency, WSU

Email exchanges and other communication from several WSU administrators regarding wolf researcher Robert Wielgus, who filed an ethics complaint earlier this year arguing the university violated his academic freedom. The Evergreen obtained these records to inform reporting on Wielgus' battle with the...

Sifting through Schulz’s Samoa trip expenses

December 10, 2017

Filed under Transparency, WSU

In reporting on the university leadership's trip to America Samoa, we requested reimbursement of expenses incurred during or before the trip. No documents have been withheld under any claim of exemption under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56), though some identifying information was redacted and the legal r...

Tax reform bill would disproportionately impact grad students

FORREST HOLT, Evergreen reporter

November 13, 2017

Filed under Administration, GPSA, News, Top-feature, Transparency

In an effort to overhaul the tax code, Congressional Republicans have proposed categorizing tuition waivers as taxable income, a provision that would severely impact graduate students. Josh Munroe, Graduate and Professional Student Association’s vice president of Legislative Affairs, has been talking...