Yesterday Republican Jinyoung Englund and Liberal Manka Dhingra, candidates running in the 45^th LD special State Senate election, held another debate. Englund talked about the importance of preventing a state income tax while Dhingra defended Sound Transit 3. You can read more highlights here. (The Seattle Times)

Chris Hansen said he will not block the Oak View Group’s plan to renovate KeyArena to be used for NBA and NHL games. Hansen has been a vocal proponent for building a new sports arena in Seattle’s Sodo District. (The Seattle Times)

Opportunity for All is leading a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional Seattle income tax. Seattle resident, Nicholas Kerr, penned a piece explaining why he decided to become a plaintiff in the suit. “In fact, the tax will hit Seattle residents who have very little, if any, wages or salaries, like my 98-year old co-plaintiff Dorothy Sale,” Kerr wrote. (Medium)

Yakima City councilwoman Dulce Gutierrez was appointed to the state’s Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice. Gutierrez will help the council fulfill its role as the primary planning agency for juvenile justice-related issues in the state. Her term will last until November 2018. (Yakima Herald)

A federal judge ruled that the Spokane Transit Authority violated the First Amendment when it refused to allow the union that represents its bus drivers to advertise on ads placed on the buses. In the lawsuit the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1015 argued the STA rejected the ad “simply because it is a union.” (The Spokesman-Review)

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