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Friday, July 25

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Associated Press
Pot may be legal, but homeowner agreements can ban
Work continues at Seattle oil train derailment
Washington state competed for Tesla factory
269 children from border surge taken in by Northwest states
State Rep. Mike Hope resigns from Legislature

Bellingham Herald
Latest coal terminal study: Impacts to Central Puget Sound mostly negative
Health insurance exchange contractor catches flak for glitches

Bothell Reporter
Eyman responds to Cornfield column

Columbian
Blog: State legislatures are getting more polarized and Olympia is at the front of the pack
Blog: “Nobody with experience with a firearm would shoot that poorly”

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Marysville faces traffic nightmare with more trains
Rep. Hope resigns over dual voter registrations
Engineers union accuses Boeing of age discrimination
Editorial: Work remains on rail safety

Issaquah Reporter
Stopping the scourge of heroin will help stop the heartaches | editorial

Olympian (subscription required)
Sen. Pam Roach giving up state-paid phone and mailbox
Health insurance exchange contractor catches flak for glitches
Editorial: Congress punts shamefully on highway funding

Puget Sound Business Journal
Backed by tribes and a trash company, MicroGreen raises $17M for recycled cups

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Loss of small fish may be to blame for decline of marine birds on coast
Bellevue BNSF site picked for Sound Transit rail yard
Wildfire area spared from lightning; many still without power
Investigator: Children’s hospital ex-hearing judge was untruthful
Teacher quality and test scores: Recent studies raise questions 
City sues Seattle’s first pot grower over building permit problems 
Governor set to announce landslide commission
Sen. Pam Roach paying back some expenses she charged to state

Tacoma Weekly
PUYALLUP TRIBAL SPOKESMAN ON NUGENT: “RACISM IS INTOLERABLE ON THIS RESERVATION”

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State school chief’s nightmare continues — and we all suffer

Yakima Herald Republic
All Yakima students can now get free meals
School projects around the Valley are progressing

BROADCAST

KPLU FM
Washington Secretly Competed For Tesla ‘Gigafactory,’ State Officials Confirm
So Far, Federal Wildfire Assistance Doesn’t Include Direct Payments To Homeowners
Oil Train Derailment Under Busy Seattle Bridge Highlights Safety Concerns
Engineers’ Union Files Charges Against Boeing, Alleges Age Discrimination

KUOW FM
Why Arlington, Washington Outlawed Panhandling
A Tale Of Two High Schools
VIDEO: How A Drone Shot This Stunning Footage Of Washington Wildfires

NW Public Radio

Northwest Wildfires Boost Call For Funding Reform
Preliminary Report on Seattle Pot Tickets

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Investigation underscores growing sex-trafficking problem in Bellevue
Seattle oil train derailment further fuels concerns, opposition

 

WEB

Crosscut
Crowd protests oil trains, BP operations at Cherry Point
Oil train derails in Interbay
Local agencies join forces to tackle mental illness among homeless youth
What have Amazon’s drones done for you lately?

Publicola
New Report: Coal Trains’ Economic Impact a Mixed Blessing

Seattle P.I.
Report: Massive influx of oil and coal trains may be headed for Seattle

Slog
Oil Train Derails Under Magnolia Bridge
Black Males Disproportionately Ticketed for Smoking Pot in Public
Railway Claims Oil Transport Through Seattle Is “Safe” Despite Derailment; Local Officials Not So Certain