Governor Inslee has big plans for June that, no surprise, are totally unrelated to his job here at home. Inslee is set to headline a big Democratic fundraising dinner next month in the important presidential battleground state of Iowa. (Seattle Times)

Seattle’s Department of Transportation says it will come up way short of the bike lane mileage goal from the voter-approved Move Seattle levy. SDOT announced it will only be able to afford half of the miles initially estimated, with costs ballooning to $1 million-$2 million per mile. (Seattle Times)

The race for Pierce County Prosecutor could be one of the more eventful contests in the state. The News Tribune predicts it will be “a slugfest.” Mary Robnett, a former Chief Criminal Deputy in the office, is challenging incumbent Mark Lindquist, saying, “I want to give the people a chance to have a professional prosecutor.” Lindquist’s tenure has been marked by multiple scandals. (Tacoma News Tribune)

A week after the Seattle City Council passed its controversial jobs tax, councilmembers are moving to form a new special taxing district, or Local Improvement District. The LID would raise money for waterfront improvements after the Alaskan Way Viaduct comes down. (My Northwest)

State Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) will propose legislation allowing trained K-12 teachers to carry firearms at school. “If an individual school district wanted to let its teachers concealed carry, the law would simply allow the option,” he said. Walsh also proposes adding school resource officers to every school. (Longview Daily News)

State Rep. Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley) led the 51st State Rally last weekend, saying that the idea to split Washington into two states is not new. Shea’s Liberty State would be formed from all counties east of the Cascades. “Downtown Seattle has had enough of us, too. We get in the way of their socialist plans,” he said. (Sunnyside Daily Sun News)

Following last week’s charter school hearing, the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin editorial board hopes the state Supreme Court allows the schools to continue. “The charter school experiment in Washington state — and in Walla Walla — must continue so more students have a chance to find approaches to education that work for them,” the paper wrote. (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)

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