Local high school boys are telling their peers no more sexual assault. Fuck yeah.
High-school boys are telling their friends "no more" sexual assault. Kelly O

Local High School Starts "No More" Sexual Assault Campaign: YES. YES. THIS. IS. IT. Male students at Tumwater High School, just south of Olympia, published a video in which they applied national sexual assault statistics to their own female classmates. The schmaltzy music could have been left out, and the video doesn't acknowledge sexual assault of other genders, but nonetheless, high-school boys educating their male peers about sexual assault is damn powerful. More than 40 percent of women who are raped in the United States are raped before they turn 18.

Governor Inslee Snapped at a Crosscut Reporter: On Wednesday, a reporter's question about embattled State Auditor Troy Kelley appears to have pushed the jolly green giant into Hulk SMASH mode. John Stang asked why the governor hadn't demanded a meeting with the state auditor, whose home was searched by the Feds last month. "Isn't that sort of weak?" Stang said. Inslee's response, according to the Seattle Times: "No, John, it isn’t weak, and you and I have to go out in the alleyway and decide who is weak on this. You’ve hit my hot button on that."

Speaking of Governors, Chris Gregoire Had a Strange and Scary Interaction with a Guy in a Parking Lot: A man tried to get into the former governor's car after watching her when she left Lowe's, according to the police report. Gregoire hustled to her car and stepped on the gas as the man opened her passenger door and got part of the way in. Police cited the man for disorderly conduct endangering others.

Insurance Companies Aren't Giving Women Accurate Information About Birth Control: Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies are supposed to cover birth control prescriptions. Today, NARAL and Northwest Health Law Advocates published a "secret shopper" survey showing that insurance companies in Washington aren't giving women accurate information about benefits. The study found insurance company representatives who had a tough time answering questions and "resisted checking for specific methods and/or brands of birth control when asked."

Twenty-One People Were Arrested in Yesterday's $15 Minimum Wage Demonstration at 12th and Madison: They were marching and sitting for $15 everywhere, and beyond! Ansel tweeted from the scene.

Seattle Police Department Has a "Soft" Approach Action Plan for May Day Protests: Whatever that means.

Bill Inspired by John Oliver's Net Neutrality Segment Passes House: State senator Cyrus Habib (D-Kirkland) told us in January that his bill to allow citizen testimony to the state legislature by submitting videos online was inspired by John Oliver's famous net neutrality bit. "It's hard to get even five ordinary people—not paid lobbyists—to come down [to Olympia] and testify," he said. But if the Last Week Tonight comedian (and, let's be real, journalist) can get people to care about net neutrality, maybe a more online-friendly legislative process would encourage more people to reach out to state lawmakers. The bill, which already passed the state senate, passed nearly unanimously in the house.

Do not trust this man.
Do not trust this man. kurhan/Shutterstock

A Fake Plumber Is Conning Seniors in Seattle: He says he's working on a water main, then steals elderly women's cash, credit cards, and IDs. Jerk.

Outdoor Preschool: Wasn't already a thing? Of course it should be a thing!

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Is Preaching Progressivism to the Midwest, but Isn't Preaching Hillary: He's on a tour of Nebraska and Iowa to talk about raising taxes on the rich, among other things, reports the New York Times. And he's not endorsing Hillary. But she eats Chipotle, Bill! Everyone follow Ijeoma Oluo immediately.

Senators Rand Paul and Cory Booker Will Debate Police Shootings at Howard University Today: Along with Representative RaĂșl Labrador (R-Idaho) and Representative Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland). Paul, who, as everybody already knows, is running for president, is pushing legislation that would fund a series of pilot studies on body cams. Cummings has also asked to fund a system to track police shooting deaths.