Senator Maria Cantwell and challenger Susan Hutchison squared off in another debate Saturday, over issues from the environment to the opioid epidemic. Hutchison said fighting the opioid crisis begins with tougher law enforcement on the U.S.-Mexico border. “There’s no question that drugs are flooding across the southern border,” she said. (The News Tribune)

On technical grounds, a King County judge dismissed the National Rifle Association’s lawsuit against Seattle’s new-gun storage law. “It seems the NRA jumped the gun in filing their lawsuit against this eminently reasonable legislation meant to protect children and the vulnerable,” Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes said, with a notably un-creative pun. (Seattle Times)

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan unveiled plans for a brand-new collection of low-income housing at the site of an old fire station in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood. The complex will include 69 units with rent ranging from $526 for a studio to $1,353 for a two-bedroom. (My Northwest)

The City of Yakima said the search for a new police chief is underway, and it expects to have a replacement hired by the end of 2018. The chief will oversee 128 officers and a budget of $30 million. “The police chief, besides being the person who oversees the force, has to oversee it in relation to the nature and the needs of the community,” said Chuck Reasons, law and justice professor at Central Washington University. (Yakima Herald-Republic)

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