Who doesn’t love some political speculation? Take all this “Jay Inslee will run for president” talk – DJ Wilson lays out some plausible and not-so-plausible scenarios for Inslee in 2020. The idea of Inslee actually heading or joining a national ticket is hard to fathom, but could we picture him running for president so he can get appointed as a do-nothing Energy Secretary or something? Sure. (Washington State Wire)

Some lawmakers want state Supreme Court justice Mary Yu to recuse herself from education lawsuits after she gave a speech to the teachers union’s political arm. The Supreme Court is hearing several cases relevant to the WEA in the near future, including the McCleary funding case (still) and the WEA’s challenge to charter schools. Rep. Matt Manweller (R-Ellensburg) said, “But we have two cases pending in which the WEA stands to make billions of dollars and the judge hearing the case is at their pep rally.” (My Northwest)

With the state increasing funding for K-12 schools, the Washington Education Association is telling members it’s time to negotiate big raises – urging teachers to push for a 15 percent increase. This has many district administrators concerned the WEA is misleading its members by setting unrealistic expectations. (Spokesman-Review)

A main criterion for Amazon’s HQ2 site selection is that the new city not become another Seattle. With the Seattle City Council wanting to tax them per employee hour (some are even calling it the Amazon Tax) and blaming them for most of the city’s problems, Amazon clearly wants a fresh start elsewhere, and in a city with an actual transportation plan. (New York Times)

Headstones are marred with drug needles, trash and human waste. That’s the condition of the Bikur Cholim and Historic Sephardic Jewish cemeteries in North Seattle due to homeless campers. “This shouldn’t be happening to anybody and imagine it’s your loved ones there,” said a Bikur Cholim congregant. (KOMO 4)

The new $9.8 million gathering space at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, intended as a space for scientists to collaborate, is attracting about 100 scientists a day to Richland. Discovery Hall on Horn Rapids Road already is being booked for scientific events three years out, proof of the need for the facility, said Cong. Dan Newhouse (R-Sunnyside). (Tri-City Herald)

The “Keep Families Together March,” a rally protesting deportations of illegal immigrants, is scheduled for 11:00 today in Yakima. The march is expected to last roughly 90 minutes. (Sunnyside Daily Sun News)

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