Ten Republican state legislators filed a motion calling for the recusal of state Supreme Court Justice May Yu from the ongoing McCleary funding case. The legislators contend Yu damaged the appearance of her impartiality when she spoke to the Washington Education Association’s political action committee (WEA-PAC). The teachers union is a party in (and main plaintiff funder of) the McCleary case. (Washington State Wire)

Socialist Kshama Sawant called Jeff Bezos a bully after his company pushed back against her controversial employee head tax proposal. Apparently anyone willing to question the wisdom of Seattle city government’s efficacy is now a bully. (Q13 Fox)

It’s not just businesses and employees fighting back against the head tax: Two former mayors are joining the chorus saying the tax would be terrible for Seattle’s economy. Former mayors Tim Burgess and Charles Royer penned an op-ed dismantling the flawed economics behind what they call “a tax on jobs.” (Seattle Times)

The King County Council approved a $381,000 funding request for prepaid postage on mail-in ballots. King County Elections Director Julie Wise had proposed the measure as a way to reduce barriers to voting. Next up in barrier reduction: Letting the political parties distribute party slate ballots again, so people don’t have to go through all that trouble of making their own decisions. (Tacoma News Tribune)

Spokane City Councilwoman Kate Burke received cease-and-desist demands from two law firms after she threatened to pull city funding from a local nonprofit. Burke’s reason for wanting the funding cut: She believes the nonprofit employs a “sexual predator.” (Spokesman-Review)

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