It’s campaign season – beware candidates’ meaningless “stands” on donations

The message is always the same: The other guy’s money is evil and mine is hunky-dory. That’s almost never true – with some notable exceptions. (Shift WA)

Olympia Democrats violated the state Constitution when they passed a law related to police use of deadly force, a Thurston County Superior Court Judge ruled. “They enacted I-940 with amendment, which was not one of the things permissible under the Constitution,” Judge Schaller said. Democrats had unconstitutionally pushed through an amendment to Initiative 940 before passing it, which is not one of the options allowed. (Seattle Times)

The Seattle City Council released a draft of its bill to punish employers for having employees. The ordinance would levy a tax against employers for each employee-hour. Proponents say it would raise around $75 million next year. (Seattle Times)

“If we chase great employers out of Seattle, we lose the revenue and the jobs for King County and the entire state, that’s where I have to get involved.”State Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) is wants to prevent Seattle from upending its own economy and the state’s with the proposed head tax. (My Northwest)

King County is perfectly fine with encouraging drug addicts to use heroin through government sponsored heroin injection sites, but athletes wanting to chew tobacco at Safeco Field…now that’s just too much. Justified, as always, as being “for the children,” yesterday the King County Board of Health banned smokeless tobacco in Seattle-area stadiums. (King County Council Facebook)

Rep. David Taylor (R- Moxee) was named the 2018 Legislator of the Year by the Association of Washington Business. “I take pride in my work to create policies that encourage economic development throughout Washington state,” Taylor said. (Sunnyside Daily Sun News)

A group calling itself Legalize Richland is looking to utilize a city initiative to legalize recreational marijuana stores in Richland. “Why are we sending money somewhere else?” asked Ryan Cooper, local Libertarian party chairman, adding that people should have the option to choose for themselves if they want to buy cannabis. (Tri-City Herald)

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