“Democrats in Olympia have rarely found a problem they couldn’t solve by taking more of your money,” The Chronical Editorial Board recently wrote. The piece goes on to discuss how, “Democrats are reluctant to compromise,” sending us into special sessions over budget reform, “because for years they never had to.” It was only recently that Democrats lost control of all branches in Olympia, thus forcing them to compromise, but prior to that – increasing taxes was their M.O. (Read more here.)

Washington’s extension to comply with the REAL ID Act will last through mid-July. Starting July 2018, licenses that don’t comply with the REAL ID act will be marked as such and residents will need to use a passport to travel unless they get an enhanced drivers’ license.

20,953 people have signed the initiative to ban safe injection sites in King county, meaning the initiative is halfway to their required goal of 47,443. They need all of the signatures by the last day of July.

Evergreen State College will have graduation at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma after “consideration of recent events,” President George Bridges said. Evergreen was recently shut down after a 911 call threatened safety of students on campus and the college has been a point of protest amid racial tensions over the last few weeks.

Jones Soda Company says, “it would be better if we were in Canada right now than in Seattle,” after the Seattle City Council decided to pass a tax on soda. The business moved from Vancouver, BC to Seattle in 2000 because of “anti-business type policies,” CEO Jennifer Cue told KIRO recently.

Fairchild is receiving $50 million in infrastructure improvements along with the 15 K-135 tankers headed their way over the next three years. “With this increase will come millions in military construction dollars to renovate existing facilities and construct new infrastructure,” Col. Ryan Samuelson said.

Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart will no longer be running for Congress against Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Spokane). “This is due to personal health issues with my closest family members and is not a political decision at all,” Stuckard said.

Spokane must turn the water back on at Fairways Golf Course after a judge ruled in the Golf Course’s favor yesterday. The business and the city are in the middle of a dispute concerning $40,740 in unpaid water bills.

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