At least 32,000 state employees will be laid off come June 30^th if lawmakers in Olympia cannot finish a budget deal. There has been no word on whether lawmakers are close to reaching a final budget agreement.

“Seattle Times guest op-ed is wrong about school funding.” Liv Finne corrected the miscalculation that said Oregon provides 20% more funding per student than Washington, reporting that with accurate data, the spending is essentially equal. (Read more here)

One in six men in Washington are not registered for the draft according to federal officials. Not registering for the draft is a felony, and although nobody has been prosecuted for over three decades, it is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and five years in prison.

Socialist Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant claims, “nothing bad has happened,” in Seattle since raising the minimum wage to $15. A University of Washington study disagrees with that claim. The study found a decline in hours worked per employee as well as lower rates of employment for Seattle’s lowest-wage workers.

One person was arrested when protesters clashed at Evergreen College yesterday, as tensions continue to rise at the college.

18 people have been arrested during drug raids in Spokane, Kootenai and Yakima counties after federal officials raided homes yesterday. “The investigation has spanned in excess of two years,” Capt. John Nowels of the Sheriff’s Office said.

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