400 Seattle School Bus Drivers could strike this week if their union’s demands aren’t met. Requests by the union include a better retirement plan for the drivers and stronger health benefits. (The Seattle Times)

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing Secretary DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education. The lawsuit is aimed at protecting an Obama era rule related to assessing the quality of degrees. Readers wondering if this is nothing more than a stunt to advance Bob’s political career would be right in doing so. (The Seattle Times)

In addition to politically motivated lawsuits, AG Bob also spent last week protesting alongside the WEA… you know, instead of actually doing his job. Liv Finne with the Washington Policy Center was rightfully shocked that he would participate. “You should be shocked because the attorney general is required to defend the law of the State of Washington, and one of the laws of the State of Washington is the charter school law that was passed in 2016 … and that law has been challenged by the WEA union in court,” Finne said. “He’s calling into question his impartiality, which he is supposed to have.” (MyNorthwest)

Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien wants to toll drivers who avoid tolls. O’Brien is worried drivers will avoid the Highway 99 tunnel toll when it opens, saying “do we have some sort of toll that says, ‘You are going to pay a toll one way or the other’? So if you are going to use the tunnel, just use it.” (MyNorthwest)

After announcing his candidacy to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert in Washington’s 8th Congressional District, Dino Rossi hauled in an impressive sum of donations. In just nine days, Rossi was able to collect just under $600,000 in contributions. (The News Tribune)

Voters in Yakima County will have an opportunity to decide whether or not recreational marijuana businesses should remain in unincorporated areas of the County. In 2012, Yakima County voters rejected an initiative legalizing recreational marijuana by 57.8 percent. (The Yakima Herald)

City of Pasco officials are scheduled to discuss a plan to lower a levee along the Columbia River at tonight’s meeting. Officials say the levee could be lowered by as much as six feet between Road 54 and Road 72. (The Tri-City Herald)

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