Celgene Corp. will be paying Washington $368,000 in a settlement, money to be used for the state’s Medicaid program, after the pharmaceutical company was accused of committing fraud. Overall, the company is paying $280 million in the national settlement.

Bellevue City Council has announced their position against heroin injection sites. Councilmembers have stepped forward with a resolution to “make [their] position crystal clear,” according to Councilmember Kevin Wallace, they will not be supporting heroin injection sites.

Seattle leadership plans to close a loophole in the minimum wage law, announcing a proposal that will eliminate special certificates some employers currently use to exempt their businesses from paying people with disabilities at least $15 an hour.

Seattle City Light won’t be checking meters on-site anymore. With the introduction of an $84 million program, and an additional $10 million for installing tech to use with the program, Seattle City Light will be adjusting meters so they read electricity use with radio transmitters – eliminating the need for a person to show up and check the meter on-site.

Spokane may soon bring a bike share program to their streets with the help of an $80,000 federal air quality grant. The grant money would be used to study design and concept of a bike share program while the actual program itself would be “a locally funded program,” according to city engineer Brandon Blakenagel.

The homeless camp below Kendall Yards was cleaned out yesterday with the help of city officials as well as volunteers. Camp inhabitants were evicted from the area and offered assistance with treatment or temporary housing last week, though many denied the assistance.

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