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Happening in Olympia
State Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is pushing to use more controlled burns on Dept. of Natural Resources lands by next year. “I’m a big supporter of prescribed fire. It’s absolutely essential,” Franz said. Controlled burns, in conjunction with thinning efforts through use of chain saws and mechanical brush cutters, are an effective way to create a defensible space where firefighters could make a stand during wildfires. (Seattle Times)
Last week the commission that sets salaries for the state’s elected officials and judges voted to increase salaries for lawmakers by 8.8 percent beginning next July and another 8.8 percent a year after that. Gov. Inslee is set to receive an almost 7 percent increase while Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib is scheduled to receive a 13 percent raise. Unlike just about anywhere else in the real world, these pay increases are clearly unrelated to job performance. (Everett Herald)
Western Washington
Based on donations amassed, and a lack of organized opposition, it appears Seattle’s $600 million+ Families Plus education levy is likely to pass. Median-value Seattle homeowners are estimated to pay an extra $248 a year for the levy. The Times notes that “the possibility that charter schools could potentially receive some city money has undermined enthusiasm for the levy in certain circles” – far-left circles. (Seattle Times)
A teacher’s assistant at the University of Washington bullied and then secretly recorded conservative students because they were planning to celebrate the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Rebecca Ferber, a graduate student teacher assistant in the Department of English at the UW, tweeted at a nearby bar and grill, “I hope you won’t allow these men to celebrate the success of putting a rapist on the Supreme Court and enact this kind of violence on the U District.” Everything is “violence” to the far-left these days. Not agreeing with them politically is “violence.” (My Northwest)
Eastern Washington
The Yakima City Council is set to discuss ways of addressingpublic safety following input from residents. Residents said they wanted Yakima police to work on improving communication with residents, victims, witnesses and the city of Yakima. (Yakima Herald-Republic)
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