The opening of the new multi-billion-dollar expansion of the Panama Canal should place West Coast ports — specifically, those where labor unions have a strangle hold on port employment — on high alert. Also, the former president of Starbucks International is fighting back against Seattle city leaders who plan on imposing steep regulations on businesses. And, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray threatened to involve the FBI after details concerning secret negotiations with the police union were leaked. Finally, the latest version of Washington Democrats’ party platform endorses the use of taxpayer money for their campaigns.
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