State Auditor Troy Kelley

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge in Tacoma has ordered a hearing to allow attorneys for State Auditor Troy Kelley to argue that six tax-related felony charges against him should be dismissed. The Seattle Times reports attorneys asked to be heard on those charges because a jury previously acquitted Kelley of one similar charge...

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley has responded to Gov. Jay Inslee's concerns over Kelley's firing of three staffers after his federal fraud trial ended, essentially telling the governor to back off. Kelley was elected in 2012 and is in the final year of his term...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The first Washington state official indicted in 35 years escaped conviction at his five-week federal fraud trial, but that doesn't mean others in state government are any happier that he remains in office. Gov. Jay Inslee says serious questions remain about Troy Kelley's ability to keep serving as state auditor, even after a jury deadlocked on the key charges against him... Re