The Tri-City Herald Editorial Board is rightly calling out a Seattle-based marketing firm trying to mislead voters on behalf of environmental extremists looking to tear down the Snake River dams. The group tried to paint the farming community as being supportive of the tear down, when that couldn’t be further from the truth. “I think that the fact that they have one farmer that they are dragging around … One, one out of thousands of farmers. They found one. None of the trade groups support this. It just goes to show this issue is not going to go away for the environmentalists. It just goes on and on.” (Tri-City Herald)

The extreme Left controlled state House passed a bill that would use automated cameras to catch drivers blocking crosswalks and bus lanes. “The only way that we can move more people from West Seattle, which I represent, to downtown Seattle, where the jobs are, is on transit,” Rep. Joes Fizgibbon (D-Kirkland) said. Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) made the point that tickets would essentially be “a regressive tax borne by people driving in Seattle not from Seattle…” (Seattle Times)

The Legislature advanced two bill aimed at relieving debt burdens from residents struggling financially. What we’ve heard loud and clear is that folks are suffering, budgets are breaking, and folks are trying to do the right thing by paying their debt, and having a hard time doing that,” said Rep. Kristine Reeves (D-Federal Way). The trio of bills are awaiting Inslee’s signature after advancing with bipartisan votes. (MyNorthwest)

After being ruthlessly attacked by disconnected socialists on the Seattle City Council, Amazon has decided it will get involved in local elections this cycle. Last month Amazon donated $200,000 to the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s political action committee. “We work with CASE and the broader community to help ensure that Seattle is focused on pragmatic solutions to our most challenging issues and the opportunities that are ahead,” said Amazon spokesperson Aaron Toso said in a statement. (GeekWire)

Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes sat down with Q13 Fox and discussed the high-level of harassment and crime business owners are see every day. Two business owners were frustrated by what they heard in the interview. “It just seems like you’re dancing around the heart of the city to keep it healthy and clean, they are completely underwhelmed,” said Trevor Boone with Emerald City Guitars. (Q13 FOX)

The Spokane City Council voted to require baby changing stations in public city buildings. “We encourage people to come down to City Hall, we encourage people to get involved in things,” said Councilwoman Karen Stratton, “yet you walk into a bathroom on a public floor and there’s a young mom changing a baby right near the sink. This is something we can do, and it’s the right thing to do.” (Spokesman-Review)

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