Lawmakers are considering legislation that would correlate Boeing’s tax breaks with how many Washington employees work there. After months of layoffs, and thousands of jobs lost, the bills being considered would require Boeing to keep their employment above 70,000 in order to keep its tax rates among other incentives.

HB 1153 is waiting for approval by Gov. Inslee, would help protect vulnerable adults from exploitation. The bill would create a new crime category for people taking advantage of those who are over 18 and physically or mentally unable to care for themselves.

The Dept. of Social and Health Services and Dept. of Transportation will also need new leaders soon, as the previous leaders have quit and were ousted by the Senate, respectively. Judging by his track record, we can’t wait to see what Washington bureaucrat Inslee selects this time from the national search for agency replacement leaders.

Seattle leaders continue advocating for safe injection sites. City leaders, like Mayor Ed Murray, have been pointing to Vancouver, BC as proof these sites work – yet Vancouver saw a record 130 emergency calls for drug overdoses in one day last Wednesday.

Mayor Murray has agreed to wait until an operating plan is approved to open the 24-hour homeless shelter in Little Saigon. Construction is still underway and the city is looking to open the shelter this summer.

A Kittitas County Superior Court judge has rejected the challenge to I-1433. Judge Scott Sparks denied a motion to void the initiative that impacts minimum wage and paid sick-leave.

Parking tickets downtown Spokane will increase this summer. New technology that City Council approved last year will read license plates to help with tickets in order to free up parking spaces for visitors rather than let people take up spots all day.

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