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Friday, November 20

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Associated Press
Chromium cleanup nearly finished at Columbia River site
Charter school ruling to stand
Only 28 of 10,000 refugees in Washington from Syria
Precipitation extinguishes wildfire in Olympic National Park
WSU med school hopes to enroll students in 2017
Pierce County bans e-cigarettes for minors, vaping in public

Columbian
‘In God We Trust’ goes up in county hearings room
State shaping oil-by-rail safety rules

Everett Herald (subscription required)
With new FEMA money, county can buy all Oso mudslide tracts

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Larsen supports accepting Syrian refugees, sees it as a way to combat terrorism

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Senate committee looks at Navy easement deal

News Tribune (subscription required)
State Supreme Court says no — again — to Washington charter schools (Reykdal, Mullet)
Edit to charter school ruling helps programs like Running Start, state attorney general says
University of Puget Sound students rally for diversity, change on Tacoma campus
Regulators: Cut carbon emissions, or buy credits (Ranker)

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: President’s test edict has promise – but with big if

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State Senate panel meets on Hood Canal land deal between Navy and state DNR
FBI looks into possible threat against Seattle-area mosques
Green River faculty votes ‘no confidence’ in college’s trustees
Editorial: Local Medal of Freedom recipients Billy Frank Jr., William Ruckelshaus were a force

Seattle Weekly
Rejecting Xenophobia In Washington State, Then and Now
Could Speaker Frank Chopp Be Dethroned in 2016? It’s No Longer So Far-Fetched (Chopp, Gregory)

Skagit Valley Herald
Ecology working on new rules for movement of oil

Spokesman Review
US proposes 17-year delay in start of Hanford nuclear cleanup – until 2039
WSU pushing for first med students in 2017
Senators ponder how much is enough to prepare for wildfires
Families struggle without power heading into third night

Tri-City Herald
Wind spreads Hanford waste specks toward highway

Vancouver Business Journal
Local marijuana industry faces unknown future

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Increase in number of local flights a positive sign

Yakima Herald Republic
U.S. Senate committee approves state water legislation, paving way for federal funds

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
State representative under fire for FB comments about Muslims
Closing institutions would be ‘devastating,’ say advocates
Senator says gas tax, driverless cars should reduce traffic

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Rodne stands by controversial Syrian refugee remarks (Walkinshaw)

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Chromium cleanup nearly finished at Columbia River site
Snohomish County gets another $2M for Oso property buyouts

KPLU FM
State Supreme Court Will Not Reconsider Ruling That Ends State Funding For Charters
Wash. Department Of Labor And Industries Faces Criticism For Closing Hockey Investigation

KUOW FM
The Wildfire Conundrum: The Climate Effect
Residents Sue Washington State Over Carlton Complex Response
Homelessness On The Rise In Washington
Frankenfish? What FDA Approval Of GMO Salmon Means For You
The scars of internment camp never completely healed for American furniture-maker Mira Nakashima

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
‘Super frustrated’ drivers enough reason for lawmaker to combat I-405 tolls
State rep. from Snoqualmie under fire for ‘bigoted’ and ‘Islamaphobic’ comments
McKenna: Refugee vetting concerns are reasonable, but governors opinions don’t matter

Q13 TV (FOX)
Tacoma’s light rail will expand to Stadium, Hilltop neighborhoods, Sound Transit says
Washington State Patrol says it’s losing too many troopers, cites pay as one reason

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Washington Supreme Court won’t reconsider charter school ruling
Ecology outlines new clean air, water rules raising questions from chair about authority

Civic Skunkworks
Even Gun Owners Think the NRA Has Gone Too Far

Crosscut
Ed Murray team rolls out stronger labor laws

Schmudget
November Revenue Forecast: Big Threats Loom to State Economy

Seattle P.I.
State Supreme Court won’t reconsider decision against charter school funding
Free admission to national parks for fresh air and post-Thanksgiving exercise
Carson likens Syrian refugees to dogs; Trump pledges ‘security is going to rule’

The Stand
Bipartisan support for labor in Friedrichs case
Walmart workers are hungry for action this Black Friday

West Seattle Blog
West Seattle charter school still planned, despite state Supreme Court’s refusal to reconsider its anti-public-funding ruling