Pres. Donald Trump nominated three Washington attorneys to federal judicial vacancies. Trump nominated Eric D. Miller for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Tessa M. Gorman, an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Seattle, is nominated as a judge for the Seattle-based U.S. District Court, as is Kathleen M. O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan was previously nominated by Pres. Obama in 2016 but not confirmed. (Seattle Times)

Secretary of State Kim Wyman will lead a seminar on election cybersecurity at the request by the National Association of Secretaries of State. “Our state is a national leader in elections security and accessibility, and security steps added by the state legislature in the 2018 session have further strengthened our already robust system,” she shared in a press release. (Washington State Wire)

Teacher union members in Mukilteo are criticizing the school board’s decision to give a raise to Superintendent Marci Larsen, saying they lack confidence in her leadership. Contentious salary talks between the district and teachers are at the heart of the kerfuffle.(Everett Herald)

Spokesman-Review columnist Shawn Vestal argues large beverage companies are hijacking the initiative process with their initiative to prevent a statewide sugar tax. What Vestal’s assessment sidesteps is how unpopular Seattle’s sugar tax is with diners and grocery shoppers there and around the state. But why let an inconvenient point like that get in the way of a good story… (The Spokesman-Review)

The Yakima City Council’s Public Safety Committee is considering options to help slow traffic on the streets. Some residents want a traffic study done, but petitioners would have to get signatures from 30 percent of residents in the surrounding area for the city to initiate one. (Yakima Herald-Republic)

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