The $2.5 million legislators allocated to a housing trust fund to purchase a mobile home park seems to be well short of the fair-market value. Residents, who are facing eviction because the owner plans to build a hotel and apartments on the site, had hoped the grant would save the park. (The Seattle Times)

Even the tacos aren’t safe from Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Ferguson announced he is suing Tacos Guaymas restaurants for allegedly using “sales suppression software” for cash transactions to evade taxes. Todd Herman calls it “a rare case where Sideshow Bob appears to be doing his actual job.” (MyNorthwest)

With liberals in Olympia focused on new tax increases this session, those hoping to boost manufacturing jobs through a B&O tax reduction for manufacturers were out of luck. You may remember last year when Gov. Inslee reneged on his party’s deal and vetoed a B&O tax reduction at the last minute. (The Lens)

One legislator wants Washington to join the likes of Hawaii and Florida in forgoing daylight saving time. Rep. Joe Schmick (R-Colfax), who introduced a resolution two years ago for the Legislature to ask Congress to permanently adopt daylight saving year-round, said, “There’s quite a bit of research that shows the more daylight you’re exposed to, the better health you’ll have.” (Spokesman Review)

“We should see the number of crashes go down about a third and we should see the volume through the area go up maybe three to five percent,” State traffic engineer Morgan Balogh said in reference to new meters on the Mercer Street ramps to I-5. Washington State Department of Transportation says the meters will only be active on the weekends for the first month. (MyNorthwest)

A person living in a tent near Green Lake faces a costly ticket for littering. Seattle police officers issued a ticket for $1,025, which the department was quick to say would be canceled. (MyNorthwest)

It looks like Benton County may have violated the law when it deducted $130,000 in overpayments from the paychecks of 85 corrections employees last year without first negotiating with their union. The state’s independent Public Employees Relations Commission board ruled that the county must refund the money, with interest, and negotiate a repayment plan with the union. (Tri-City Herald)

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