The State Supreme Court is set to weigh in on whether or not state lawmakers have done enough to comply with the court’s earlier order to fix issues with school funding. Attorney General Bob Ferguson wrote, “The State is in compliance, no further remedy is necessary. The Court need not retain jurisdiction any longer. It is time for this case to end.” (The Olympian)

45^th Legislative District State Senate candidate Jinyoung Lee Englund is running to keep Seattle extremism out of the Eastside. Englund has been vocally against a statewide income tax and the spread of heroin injection sites. (The Seattle Times)

Snohomish County’s rapid growth has been at the forefront of the issues being discussed by candidates for Snohomish County Council. You can read more about their solutions and the different council races here. (The Seattle Times)

Jacquelin Maycumber, who went from legislative assistant to now legislator, is hoping to keep her job. After her former boss, then Representative Shelly Short, moved to the State Senate, Maycumber was appointed to fill the vacated seat. If it sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Most famously, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers made a similar jump from assistant to representative. (The Spokesman Review)

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