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Citizen panel rejects pay hike for WA governor

by JERRY CORNFIELD/WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD
| October 16, 2026 1:00 AM

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, who did not offer raises to thousands of state workers in recent contract talks, will not get one himself for the next two years, under a recommendation adopted by a citizen salary-setting panel on Thursday. 

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