Think a head tax kills jobs? YOU’RE A RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST!!!

For Seattle progressives, supporting the job-killing head tax is the most important virtue signal. Think it might kill jobs? You must be a right-wing, mega-corporation-loving extremist, according to them. (Shift WA)

Initiative 1631, the latest carbon tax proposal, failed to receive the Washington State Labor Council’s endorsement. The failure may show that cracks are appearing in the “blue-green alliance.” (Washington State Wire)

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson stopped in Yakima to discuss the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. “We’re not messing around,” Ferguson said of his office’s legal challenges against the Trump administration. “We take this very seriously.” (The Spokesman-Review)

Leaders of Tacoma and Pierce County announced their response to Seattle’s jobs tax: a $275 tax credit per employee for new, family-wage jobs. “I’ve received inquiries over the last week from companies that have indicated they are exploring options for locations in Pierce County,” said Bruce Kendall with the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County. (Tacoma News Tribune)

Negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty between the United States and Canada begin next week. The treaty provides the framework for flood control and coordinated hydropower generation on the 1,200-mile Columbia River. (Tri-City Herald)

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