Tensions were high at a recent Seattle City Council meeting when one of the members dared to suggest the council should involve the business community when deciding whether or not to impose another business tax. “We are talking about taking money from a group that is not at the table, saying that they are willing to help solve this problem,” Bagshaw said. (MyNorthwest)

Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess joins a sizable group of city leaders urging the council not to ban homeless encampment sweeps. Currently included in a proposed budget is a ban on sweeping unsanctioned homeless encampments on public property. (MyNorthwest)

Attorney General Bob Ferguson has yet to decide if he will defend state law banning a local income tax. In September lawmakers sent a letter to the AG asking him to intervene in the Seattle income tax lawsuit. (Washington State Wire)

The Department of Energy and a Hanford contractor are appealing a $16,000 fine issued by the Washington State Department of Ecology. After a suspicious white powder was found at Hanford’s PUREX processing plant, DOE issued the fine saying that nothing had been done to identify or clean up the powder. (The Tri-City Herald)

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