Former State Representative Rep. Jay Rodne (R-Snoqualmie) was arrested last week after he and an underage relative were drinking in a bar. According to the report, Rodne told the officers that, “you guys are making a huge mistake,” “you guys screwed up big time,” and that they would regret their decision. Rodne, a lawyer, has been charged with making a false statement about his relative and being complicit in furnishing alcohol to a minor. (Seattle Times)

Tim Eyman, best known for his non-stop fight against taxes might be switching his attention to the tyrannical practice of office supply stores charging for furniture. Eyman is under investigation in the theft of a $70 office chair from the entryway of an Office Depot. After being captured on security footage wearing his signature bright red “Let the Voters Decide” shirt wheeling away the chair, he returned to purchase two new printers. One store employee who had helped take the printers out to Eyman’s car said, “when we got to his vehicle, he insisted I leave the printers on the ground next to his vehicle.” (The News Tribune) 

Grays Harbor Sheriff responded to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s letter concerning Initiative 1639, the new gun regulation law passed by voters. In an open letter Ferguson wrote that any sheriff who refused to perform the background check required by I-1639 that they could be held liable. “There isn’t a sheriff in the state that I am aware of that has said they’re not going to do the background checks,” said Sheriff Rick Scott. “We’re all going to do that.” (The Daily Chronicle)

The state House Health Care and Wellness Committee passed a bill late last week to ban the personal or philosophical exemption for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. “I’m confident we can do something to make sure that we are keeping our communities safe,” said Rep. Monica Stonier (D-Vancouver). The bill now heads to the House Rules Committee. (Seattle Times)

Senate Democrats introduced legislation that puts our state on the path to socialized medicine. The bill would establish a work group tasked with studying and making recommendations on a universal health care system, that includes publicly funded options. Earlier this year Gov. Inslee introduced his own universal health care plan, which some Senate Democrats say would not go far enough. (KIRO 7) 

“My generation is one that has to take on the challenges created by the older generation, and I think I’m in tune to take on those challenges.” That was 19-year-old Ethan Hunter who said he hopes to become the next Seattle City Councilmember for District 4. Hunter said that if he is elected, that he’ll work with anyone to the left or right of him in the City Council. (MyNorthwest)

Officials have settled on three finalists for the principal position at College Place High School. Robert Aguilar, Omar Montejano and Scott Kasenga are set to go through a student, staff, and administration interview process during the day. Kirk Jameson, the current principal, is on a leave of absence and has tendered his resignation for the end of the school year. (Union-Bulletin)

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