36 lawmakers have sent a letter to Attorney General Bob Ferguson requesting he support state law in upholding the ban on income tax after a Seattle judge allowed an intervention by the Economic Opportunity Institute to argue that banning an income tax is unconstitutional.

Washington needs to be more prepared for earthquakes according to Maj. Gen Bret Daugherty, who is the head of the Washington Military Department. Preparing for earthquake damage minimization and readiness, “is a long-term effort, and we need a body or office that really champions resilience in our state.”

Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess has signed an executive order in response to the FBI’s investigation of the Seattle Police Department for corruption, intimidation and price-fixing during off-duty work. The order will remove management away from these private companies who have hired off-duty offers for work at construction sites and parking garages.

Candidate Cary Moon seems to be embracing the liberal war on all cars everywhere. “Frankly, our city spends too much on car convenience,” the candidate said. She also claimed to be in favor of the city loaning money to Sound Transit to expand into Ballard and West Seattle according to The Seattle Times.

Illegally passing a school bus will be a $419 fine in the Seattle area beginning Monday. “We frequently had drivers coming in and saying, ‘People are blowing through my stop paddle and putting the kids at risk,’ and the numbers just continued to rise,” Mercer Island’s school district Transportation Director David Bynum said.

Everett mayoral candidates answered questions regarding addiction and mental illnesses this last week. Candidate Cassie Franklin commented that finding the solution would be a, “balancing act… we need to connect everyone we can with services and doing as much outreach as possible. Candidate Judy Tuohy said the addiction is, “the sore that everyone can see,” and said, “every citizen has the right to feel safe.”

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed a claim brought by 500 former employees of Lockheed Martin Services Inc. against the federal government. The lawsuit sought to restore full Hanford pension benefits, which the court determined The Department of Energy had no obligation to do so.

Governor Inslee chose Mary Kuney to fill a vacancy on the Spokane County Commission left by Shelly O’Quinn, who resigned in July to lead a local nonprofit. Sitting commissioners were unable to make a selection, so the decision was left to the Governor.

Spokane has added their name to the list of cities bidding for a second Amazon Headquarters. They say the city has the right “vibe” for Amazon to attract young adults and have shown that the fastest growing age of people looking for jobs in the area are those who are 18 to 34.

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