Legislators have exempted themselves from giving their calendars out via public record laws during budget negotiations. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are not mandated to release their emails or calendars for public disclosure.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing Tim Eyman, saying he “duped” campaign donors. “Today we are announcing a significant campaign financing lawsuit against Tim Eyman, against a for-profit signature gathering firm known as Citizen Solutions, and also one of the principals of that firm William Agazarm.” The lawsuit alleges that Eyman profited personally from campaign contributions and “caused inaccurate and misleading reporting.”

Erin Shannon, the Director of the Center for Small Business & Labor Reform, makes a strong case for why the state needs to  “eliminate the perception of quid pro quo” in closed-door discussions between unions and the governor. Senate Bill 5333 bill would not allow unions to donate money to the gubernatorial campaigns, which would “eliminate the financial incentive for unions to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to elect the governor,” as well as help to keep favoritism out of budget and contract negotiations.

Seattle teacher unions refuse to strike on May 1, despite push from unions. A record number of around 6,000 union members showed up to vote against a walk-out from teachers on May 1^st. Before you get too excited, the Seattle Education Association is still  working on a back-up plan.

Fox Island man sent toll bills by Good to Go for a car he sold in 2013. Seems like an easy fix, right? Unfortunately, Craig Johnson had to deal with fines, fares, a civil penalty and a lot of red tape in order to avoid paying for WSDOT’s toll bill sent to his home for a car he didn’t even own anymore.

Seattle Police Department admits they “dropped the ball” on man who attacked a restaurateur and was set free. The man who attacked Tim Ptak was taken to Harborview Medical Center after attacking Ptak and was held on a $50,000 bail – only to be set free.

200 people turned out to protest the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court in Seattle on Saturday. However, we still haven’t seen any protesters waving signs or holding up streets to protest the hundreds of millions of raw waste dumped into the Puget Sound by the West Point Treatment Center… which still is not fixed.

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