Boeing might be moving more operations to the business-friendly climate of South Carolina. A recent move to change how it makes its smallest Dreamliner has some thinking the company might plan to eventually shift all Dreamliner production from Everett to the Palmetto State. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

Washington State’s Department of Enterprise Services estimates Saturday’s “March for Our Rights” rally could draw up to 2,000 people to Olympia. The rally to protect the Second Amendment invites individuals to open-carry firearms during the rally. (The Olympian)

More than a dozen protesters tried to prevent Seattle’s Navigation Team from clearing out a homeless camp that had, to some occupants, been an attempt to embrace a nomadic lifestyle. The Navigation Team and police officers managed to get around the protest, simply entering the camp from another direction. (Seattle Times)

More than six months out from the general election, the race to succeed Cong. Dave Reichert is setting up to be one of the most expensive in state history. At the end of the first quarter, candidates in the race already reported more than $4.7 million raised. Former state senator and gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi (R) leads the pack with over $2 million raised. (Seattle Times)

Get ready for one more: Former sheriff’s deputy and farmer Steve Changala is now the seventh person vying for an open seat on the Yakima County Commission. Changala said that with 82 percent of the county’s budget going to the sheriff’s department, he believes his time there helped him learn a lot about the operations of the county. (Sunnyside Daily Sun News)

A year after Benton County discovered an accounting error that led to almost $150,000 in salary overpayments, the Teamsters Union is still fighting the county over repayment terms. The state Public Employment Relations Commission ruled that Benton County’s recovery of the money through payroll deductions was improper because it had not negotiated a plan with the union. (Tri-City Herald)

Close to $1.5 million has been raised between the two candidates in Eastern Washington’s 5th Congressional race. Recent polling suggests the race between incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) and Lisa Brown (D) could be closer than initially expected. (The Spokesman-Review)

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