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Monday, June 7

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Aberdeen Daily World
Weyerhaeuser challenges county’s power to regulate fee-for-access

Associated Press
APNewsBreak: Wash. issues first pot shop licenses
Wildfires flare up in dry Eastern Washington
State shops prepare for historic marijuana sales
Questions and answers about Washington’s pot sales
States look to gun-seizure laws to prevent mass killings
Washington marijuana shops prep for historic sales
State unions plan to negotiate for competitive pay
Questions and answers about Washington’s pot sales

Columbian
Lenders on notice over family leave issue

The Daily News
State health exchange opens enrollment period for converted partnerships

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State issues first marijuana retail licenses; some stores open Tuesday  
Bumpy road ahead for pot
County refunding $5 million in taxes to building owners on tribal land
Washington ranked first for cycling
Op-ed: The work of public health is overlooked and underfunded
Op-ed: WSU leadership at University Center means opportunities for students
Op-ed: Recent Rulings: High Court treads dangerous path
Editorial: Going to Boeing and beyond
Editorial: That sweet, bipartisan feeling (Sen. Murray’s Workforce Innovation Bill)
Editorial: Breathe life into liberty, justice

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Pot of Bremerton-based grower among first to be sold in state
New law takes aim at derelict boats
For-profit Everest College under federal, state investigation

News Tribune (subscription required)
Gap between state workers and counterparts’ earnings one issue in Inslee pay talks
Editorial: In government, union fees coerce workers’ politics

Olympian (subscription required)
Retail marijuana sales will begin Tuesday in Washington: Here’s what you need to know
Still no decision on housing immigrant children in vacant JBLM housing
Gap between state workers and counterparts’ earnings one issue in Inslee pay talks
Column: How cities can take on the big cable companies
Editorial: Knowledgeable voters required for primary election
Editorial: Heroin trends show Thurston needs detox center

Peninsula Daily News
State’s marijuana shops prepare for historic sales Tuesday after licenses are issued today

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State, retailers, growers: Wheels are in motion for Tuesday pot store openings
With first retail pot licenses out, Bellingham store expects early Tuesday opening
Same-sex newlyweds eligible for health insurance
Ties between UW, PeaceHealth worry medical trainees, grad students
UW study: Shooting victims more likely to die by gun in future
Danny Westneat: Mega-millionaire in warfare against his own class
Blog: Is Washington’s mental health system working?
Guest Opinion: Gun laws and what the Second Amendment intended

Skagit Valley Herald
Closures come with final I-5 bridge work, starting Monday

Spokesman Review
Getting There: I-90 repaving among 43 state projects in federal funding limbo
Pulling fuselages from river going ‘slow’
10 empty rail cars derail in Spokane yard
South End Project aims to enlarge ATV access while protecting Colville National Forest land
Two gun control issues will be on Washington ballot
Editorial: Cooperation with feds on teacher evaluations best for students
Cascades timberlands acquired by state

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: WWCC makes best of more budget cuts

Washington Post
Editorial: Congress should narrow law after Hobby Lobby

Yakima Herald Republic
Q&A: What you need to know about legalized pot sales
Rural Washington town wants to stay out of ‘Redskins’ flap
State spends $1.4 million to protect wildlife habitat

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
3 things to know before Tuesday’s marijuana sale
Washington Healthplanfinder announces special enrollment opportunity for same-sex marriages
Marijuana study backed by feds delayed after researcher’s firing

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
WA issues first recreational pot shop licenses

KPLU FM
First Round Of Marijuana Stores To Get State Licenses Today

KUOW FM
Feds Warn States Of Possible Highway Cash Holdback
Legal Pot Prices May Be High To Start
Washington Prisons Will No Longer Punish Inmates For ‘Self-Harm’

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Colorado’s legal pot industry offers lessons for Washington state
Bumpy start expected for Washington state’s legal marijuana sales
Easier to get booze or marijuana while in high school?

WEB

Crosscut
How to keep foster youth from becoming homeless youth
Help (reluctantly) wanted

HDC Advance
Turning lives around: keeping offenders from returning to prison
Washington’s budget problem in two charts

Publicola
Jolt: As predicted, Eyman initiative falls short on signatures

Slog
A Bunch of Burning Questions about Legal Pot Answered