Morning Buzz: Cheesecake checks out

🚪 The Cheesecake Factory is closing its restaurant at 7th Avenue and Pike Street in downtown Seattle, with its last day of operation scheduled for May 4. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

⚖️ Washington's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a signature check requirement for ballots does not violate the state constitution.

• The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by three nonprofits, who argued the signature checks are arbitrary and cause many valid ballots to get thrown out, disproportionately harming young, Black, Hispanic and Asian voters. (Seattle Times)