Marshawn Lynch has reportedly agreed to a two-year contract with the Oakland Raiders (goodbye… again).
Mariners Felix Hernandez and Mitch Haniger both left last night’s baseball game with injuries.
Michael Scott is all Seattle sport fans today:
Happening In Olympia
HB 1017 will help Tri-City school districts expand. The bill will allow schools built outside of city zones to now connect to city water and sewage services, which will expand the land where school districts are able to build new buildings.
Gov. Inslee signed a bill into law that will allow victims of sex trafficking to vacate prostitution convictions, even if they have other crimes on their criminal record from while they were victims of sex trafficking. “This is important in our fight against human trafficking because it removes a significant barrier to leaving prostitution,” Gov. Inslee said.
Stephen Sinclair has been appointed as the new secretary of the state Department of Corrections. The DOC has been dealing with a year of mistakes including early release of prisoners. Sinclair was the assistant secretary of the agency’s prisons division prior to his appointment.
Western Washington
Seattle City Council is seeking to regulate short-term rentals, like AirBNB. The proposal would restrict year-round renting to a host’s primary home and one secondary residence, but no more additional residences. Each host would also need to obtain a business license and a short-term rental-operator license from the city and show proof of ownership.
Eastern Washington
Spokane County voted to renew a sales tax to fund upgrades for emergency communication technology. The tax has been in place since 2008 and will now be extended to 2028. “I really appreciate the citizens of Spokane County for keeping the 911 services state-of-the-art,” Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said.
Spokane County renewed a property tax to support Spokane Public Libraries. “We really feel this is a validation of the progress we have been able to make toward modernizing library services,” sad Spokane Public Library Executive Director Andrew Chanse.
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