After Governor Inslee may have slipped and revealed the name of Seattle’s potential NHL team (the Totems), fan reaction hasn’t been so positive. Many fans were quick to jump on Twitter and advocate for a new name. (USA Today)

Rep. Noel Frame (D-Seattle) accused the Association of Washington Business of “breathtaking hypocrisy” over its push to address the urban-rural economic divide through economically stimulating tax incentives. Frame’s contention stems from AWB’s opposition to a House bill because, although it would have reduced the B&O tax for manufacturers, it would have only done so in just nine counties, not the entire state. Read more about the dust up here. (Washington State Wire)

The Seattle City Council imposed a one-year freeze on rent-bidding platforms, which allow landlords to take bids online, then sign leases with the highest bidders. “By allowing landlords to easily take bids, the platforms can drive up the cost of housing, and that isn’t welcome in a city where ‘apartment values are already high, driving some students into homelessness,’” said a resolution from UW’s student government that caught the council’s eye. (The Seattle Times)

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan ordered an independent review of Seattle’s streetcar expansion project after city transportation officials say they could have drastically underestimated the costs of running the streetcar system. Some estimates say the annual cost to operate the new system could be 50 percent higher than what SDOT publicly stated. (The Seattle Times)

Small businesses in Seattle are pleading with the city council to not pass another tax. “I see there is a huge disconnect between what the city council understands about what a small business goes through, how a small business is run, and the challenges and burdens that we face,” Taylor Hoang, a member of Seattle’s small business advisory council, told KIRO 97.3 host Dori Monson. (MyNorthwest)

The U.S. Department of Justice won’t release its report on the Spokane Police Department’s reforms. The report shows how well Spokane police implemented recommendations from the Justice Department related to the use of force. (Spokesman-Review)

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