Here is more from the Seattle Times:
The head of the Washington Policy Center, a prominent conservative think tank, has resigned in a move he said was voluntary but which followed complaints by some staff of a toxic workplace and poor financial stewardship.
Michael Gallagher, the president and CEO of the Seattle-based nonprofit since March 2022, announced his departure in a news release and statement this week.
Over the past year, Gallagher had been the subject of some staff complaints alleging verbal abuse and questioning his work ethic and expenses, according to internal documents obtained by The Seattle Times.
Gallagher's annual compensation was $374,000 is 2022.
The article notes that WPC is an affiliate of the State Policy Network, a 50-state association of like-minded free-market groups.