Governor Jay Inslee yesterday signed into law a bill to move Washington’s presidential primary from May to March. “Moving Washington’s primary earlier in the national process will give our voters a greater voice and draw more attention to our state’s concerns and issues,” Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman said. Lawmakers also debated options about moving the moving the state primary election to an earlier date. (KING 5)

Washington State students plan to leave school Friday to participate in the national youth climate strike. “Why study for a future that may not exist?” said Grace Lambert, an organizer of the youth climate strike in Seattle. Lambert added that the nation’s political leaders need to begin listening to youth. (MyNorthwest)

Long, long, long-time politician, Jeanne Kohl-Welles announced she intends to run for a second term on the King County Council. “I’m really part of my district, the district is a part of me, it’s a calling that I have,” Kohl-Welles said. “I’m a known quality, I work very hard with my district, I’m always there for people and I deliver.” Kohl-Welles announced her re-election plans with the backing of plenty of statewide liberal leaders. (Seattle Times)

The Washington state Department of Ecology was accused of slow rolling a permit process and preventing a test in Richland of a new way to treat radioactive waste. If the test can’t be done at the Hanford nuclear reservation, then 2,000 gallons of radioactive waste will be trucked to Tennessee for treatment. “We believe there are NO safety reasons, nor regulatory requirements that should stop the Department of Ecology from granting of this permit,” said Tri-Citian (not our Attorney General) Bob Ferguson. (Tri-City Herald)

Board members of the local clean air agency are accusing Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart of putting the cannabis industry over the interests of public health. “I’m beholden to nobody,” Stuckart said. “Anytime you support or criticize something, you’re beholden to somebody. Well, I guess I’ve got a lot of masters around here.” The board said Stuckart lacks knowledge of the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency’s after he was publicly critical of their work. (Spokesman-Review)