The Seattle Times editorial board ripped into state legislators for “clinging to the idea that they deserve special treatment when it comes to following the state’s Public Records Act.” After observing two recent meetings of the state’s Public Records Task Force, the Times wrote with a dose of sarcasm, “Many lawmakers still blindly insist the state’s existing government-transparency law cannot possibly meet their unique legislative needs.” (Seattle Times)

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) wants to assist state growers who have taken a hit from retaliatory tariffs stemming from the White House’s trade fights. Chris McGann, spokesman for the WSDA, told Lens: “In general, we are looking at some pretty big changes in global trade policy, and a lot of uncertainty and disruption, especially with some of our long-term trade relationships.” (Lens)

For those of you living in Seattle, it likely comes as no surprise that the city has one of the highest rates of property crime among major U.S. cities. Roughly half of Seattle property crimes involve motor vehicles. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a Ferrari or a 1984 Honda, if you leave a duffle bag on the back seat, it’s prone to being car prowled,” says Mark Garth Green, Seattle Police Department deputy chief. (Seattle Times)

Seattle Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda is proposing the city spend $3 million next year to establish a “mass shelter tent” to increase the number of available shelter beds. That $3 million covers just the tent, not the operating costs of running a shelter, which could run another $2 million. (KING 5)

If liberal Congressional candidate Lisa Brown doesn’t want to call attention to her far-left economic bent, then having her campaign get caught scrubbing info from her Wikipedia page doesn’t help. Brown’s campaign paid a consultant group to scrub her Wikipedia page of references to her time in Nicaragua and Cuba. The entry referenced Brown’s comments about how impressed she was by Cuba’s health care system and that she liked Nicaragua’s economy, “in which banks and other institutions are state owned.” (Washington Free Beacon)

Earlier this week Walla Walla’s Planning Commission voted down an application for a data center that would have been used to mine cryptocurrency. “I don’t even know what cryptocurrency mining is, and I don’t know that I particularly care,” chair Bryan Martin said. (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)

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