A 2017 survey of over 500 CEOs showed that 21% of those surveyed said they will only consider states with right-to-work laws when evaluating potential locations. It will come as no surprise that Amazon is likely weighing similar considerations in evaluating where to locate their HQ2. (The Washington Policy Center)

Yesterday it was announced that Washington would be one of only 17 other states granted a yearlong extension from enforcement of the REAL ID law. The federal law, passed in 2001, requires state driver’s licenses to have security enhancement and to be issued to people who can prove they are legally in the United States. (The Seattle Times)

Secretary of State Kim Wyman is pushing to make Washington’s presidential primary more meaningful by moving the primary earlier in the year. Of the move Wyman said, “one of the biggest priorities is moving the presidential primary earlier. I’d like Washington to be relevant, and also would like to see better voter turnout.” (The Seattle Times)

State Senate candidate Jinyoung Englund says she will respect the will of the voters and work to ban heroin injection sites. “The goal of heroin injection sites is to reduce harm; that doesn’t make sense. That is neither compassionate nor sustainable,” she said. Englund is running against liberal Manka Dhingra in the special State Senate election in the 45^th Legislative District. (MyNorthwest)

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder weighed in on the Seattle mayoral race yesterday with his endorsement of Jenny Durkan. Durkan served under Holder as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington. (The Seattle Times)

The State Public Disclosure Commission has decided it will not investigate further a questionable handout sent to voters in Washington’s 4^th District. Complaints related to the handout ranged from improper reporting of the worth, along with failure to disclose who sponsored the handout. You can read more about it here. (The Yakima Herald)

Alaska state commerce commissioner Chris Hladick, will lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency region 10, the region overseeing Hanford. Along with Washington State and Hanford, Hladick will oversee a region that includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and roughtly 270 tribes. (The Tri-City Herald)

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