Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced fast-food chains will end a practice that restricts worker mobility. Seven fast-food companies agreed to removing contract language that prevents workers from moving to better positions and pay. “Companies must compete for workers just like they compete for customers,” said Ferguson. (Washington State Wire)

Dori Monson with KIRO Radio says the speculation about Sawant’s retirement has him feeling pretty sad.“ She has been nothing but a wealth of content for us,” he wrote. But it wasn’t until the tenth paragraph that Dori dropped the real news. “I don’t want to be too melodramatic, but if she retires, I retire. There’s no way I will do this show without her.” (My Northwest)

The Pierce County Transit Board of Commissioners selected Bus Rapid Transit as the mode of High Capacity Transit for the corridor. The $150-million project is set to be completed in 2022 if all goes according to plan. (The News Tribune)

Spokane’s utilities department agreed to pay for the new orange bridge, costing future city water bill payers $6.6 million. The utility department had originally only planned to put $200,000 toward the bridge. (Spokesman Review)

The Yakima County Commissioners have yet to decide how they will spend the roughly $600,000 in federal land funds. “If we were to make a long-term commitment and found this to be just a short-term funding source, that would not do us well in our budgeting process,” Commissioner Mike Leita said. (Yakima Herald)

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