Rep. Matt Manweller (R-Ellensburg) should resign, House Republican leader JT Wilcox says. “Our Leadership team has asked Matt to resign from his position as state representative,” Wilcox (R-Yelm) said. The request for Manweller’s resignation comes after allegations of a sexual relationship years ago with a 17-year-old, as detailed by Northwest News Network. Manweller said he would respond Monday afternoon. (Columbia Basin Herald)

When it comes to teacher pay raises, the focus has been on near-term costs. Lost in the shuffle is the billions in new public pension obligations those raises will create. Of the $12 billion the state currently has in unfunded pension liabilities, close to $5 billion of it comes from TRS (the Teacher Retirement System). New pension obligations from the pay raises will be on top of that $5 billion unfunded  liability. (The Lens)

Sen. Brad Hawkins says school districts shouldn’t count on legislators to bail them out if they’ve agreed to pay raises they can’t afford. The East Wenatchee Republican wrote, “Wenatchee School District should take responsibility for its past decisions and its anticipated budget shortfall and work together with the staff and community to fix it.” (Wenatchee World)

After two years of court battles, the Freedom Foundation was finally granted access by court order to a list of family childcare providers. The group requested the records so it can inform care providers of their constitutional right to leave the SEIU union and stop having dues withheld from their paychecks. SEIU has fought tooth-and-nail to keep this public information away from the public. (Freedom Foundation)

After Seattle police operated without a contract or a raise for the past three years, the city will send them $65 million in wages and benefits owed. Included in the new contract with the Seattle Police Officers Guild is $61 million for wages dating back to 2015 and another $4 million for pensions. (My Northwest)

Daron Morris, candidate for King County Prosecutor, announced he is suspending his campaign due to medical reasons. “While I expect to make a full recovery, the present circumstances prevent me from continuing my campaign. Beyond that information, I ask for privacy for myself and my family,” Morris wrote. He remains on the ballot opposite incumbent Prosecutor Dan Satterberg. (Seattle Times)

After months battling with the city over storage units, Yakima business owner Mark Needham earned a victory. The city will reverse an earlier decision that required Needham to put foundations under 11 shipping containers at his storage facility. “We’re in the process, thanks to Mr. Needham, of developing something that more specifically addresses shipping containers in the city,” said city spokesman Randy Beehler. (Yakima Herald-Republic)

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