Governor Jay Inslee doesn’t seem to care that our ferry system is crumbling and cares more about “electrifying” the system than getting new ferries in service quicker to serve frustrated commuters and travelers. At an Earth Day press conference about solar technology, our soon-to-be-former Governor couldn’t help but veer off-topic to criticize a Seattle Times editorial that echoed Dave Reichert’s plan (that Bob Ferguson repurposed) to purchase new diesel ferries to get them in service faster. Referring to diesel as “nasty, old technology,” Inslee went on to say that not rushing to electrify the fleet and adding new diesel ferries would actually cause further delays which would be a “brain dead” thing to do. We think the real brain dead thing to do would be to support his endorsed candidate for Governor…MyNorthwest.com

A new study, funded by several conservation groups, found that Washington’s 8-cent fee on single-use plastic bags is not keeping them out of landfills. Many stores now have thicker plastic bags that are intended for reuse, but the study found that many of them are still used for one trip and then thrown away. The fee is set to increase to 12 cents in 2026, and the enviro groups are hoping that the additional cost will magically cause people to stop purchasing the bags or give them enough value for them to be reused. Fat chance of that…KUOW

After years of underpaying and making it dreadful to be a cop in Seattle, the city and their new, less extreme council, seem to have reached a tentative agreement with the Seattle Police Officers Guild. The approximately 900 Seattle cops represented by the guild have been without a contract for nearly three years. The new contract will give the officers a 23% bump in pay retroactively through the end of 2023. Further details about 2024 and beyond, as well as other details, have yet to be disclosed…KOMO

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