After a study concluded Washington is the best place in the world to build airplanes, Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) cautioned Gov. Inslee against using the news to push more regulations. “There is more to supporting aerospace than the workforce training programs the governor repeatedly mentioned. The cost of state-run workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance programs are historically factors that the aerospace industry considers in making major decisions,” he said. (Washington State Wire)

Opponents to Sound Transit’s car tabs hike are now looking to the courts to help slash the fee. Attorneys and a group of residents filed a class-action lawsuit over the way Sound Transit calculates car-tab fees, which they say intentionally over-values cars. (Tacoma News Tribune)

Two disbarred attorneys who filed to run for the state Supreme Court were bounced from the November ballot. Stan Lippmann and John “Zamboni” Scannell were deemed ineligible to run because they no longer hold law licenses, two Thurston County judges decided this week. Justices Susan Owens and Sheryl Gordon McCloud now have no opponents. (Seattle Times)

Organizers working to repeal Seattle’s head tax are confident they will get enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. “We’ve had an incredible outpouring of support across the city of Seattle,” said John Murray, spokesperson for the No Tax on Jobs Coalition. (My Northwest)

A newly-leaked poll shows Seattle voters are sick and tired of the city’s approach to homelessness, and their support for new taxes is cratering. “A slim 29 percent believed city government needs more taxes to address homelessness, while 63 percent believe it already has enough and can solve the problem with more effective spending.” (Crosscut)

Two military-bound Kennewick teens are hoping to change school district policy before they head to boot camp. Madison Dunn and Jazmine Brown’s goal: To allow future graduates preparing for a career in the military to wear special red, white and blue cords at graduation. (Tri-City Herald)

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