Aberdeen Daily World
Oped: A “no” vote on hospital comes at a high cost, senator says (Hargrove)
Associated Press
Groups petition to ban older tank cars for oil
Washington wildfires prompt state of emergency declaration
7 groups file proposals for Washington charters
Poll: Strong support for gun background checks
U.S. 101 bridges need repair after being hit by truck
Washington state park closes over health scare
Bellingham Herald
Whatcom County’s raspberry, blueberry harvest off to a good start
Plan would move contaminants, cap others at Bellingham waterfront site
Study: US millennials buying homes later
Bill ensures emails, photos won’t die with you
Bothell Reporter
State extends burn ban on DNR-protected land to Western Washington
State launches new boating information app
Columbian
Older oil rail cars would be phased out under industry proposal
Blog: New poll: Measure expanding background checks on gun sales gaining support
The Daily News
Are herbicides to blame for region’s hoof rot woes?
State investigating dumping of toxic liquids in West Longview
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Burbank: Legislature’s turn to raise minimum
Islands’ Sounder
Forage fish research project is underway on beaches
Kirkland Reporter
Foodborne illnesses keep rising, government report finds | Gustafson
State extends burn ban on DNR-protected land to Western Washington
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pension committee looks for middle-way on rising retirement costs for state, local government and employees(Conway)
Olympian (subscription required)
WSDOT: All five bridges in Thurston County struck by excavator boom will need repairs
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula’s first pot shop expected to open Saturday in Discovery Bay
Puget Sound Business Journal
Inslee: Washington state’s back on top as nation’s aerospace hub
Renton Reporter
State grant helps Renton Schools maintain fund balance in 2014
Seattle Times (subscription required)
I-90 work: Drivers on Eastside may just want to stay home
Wildfires prompt state of emergency declaration
Central American kids coming to JBLM? Neighbors concerned
Wenatchee doesn’t want to be test case for state-feds pot conflict
Common Core in Wash. schools: tougher testing on the horizon
Seattle Weekly
When Fathers Are Deported, Families Are Left Behind, Often Hanging by a Thread
Four Immigrants in Seattle Await Their Fate; Should U.S. Pay For Their Lawyers?
Spokesman Review
Spokane veterans’ hospital struggles with specialty care
Politically divisive Export-Import Bank gains support of Inslee, Otter
Inslee talking up WA in UK
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Schools pass budget for next year with $1 million in added revenue
Voice of the Valley
State and local pension payments could increase by $1.2 billion for 2015-17
DNR to use unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor wildfires
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Lawmakers get refresher course on transparency
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Wildfires force governor to declare state of emergency
Seattle I.D. cards explored by city council
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State of Emergency declared due to wildfires in Eastern Washington
Drones get green light for wildfires
Target left for volunteers supporting gun show background checks
KPLU FM
NTSB: Systematic Errors Led To Skagit Bridge Collapse
KUOW FM
600 Border Kids Could End Up At Base Near Tacoma
Cell Phone Use Partly To Blame For Skagit River Bridge Collapse
Report: Nearly 87 Percent Of Mentally Ill People In Washington Are Unemployed
NW Public Radio
Long Sentences, Aging Inmates May Strain Washington’s Clemency System
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Was tolling agency really in the dark about upcoming I-90 closures?
Gov. Inslee fights for Export-Import Bank
Q13 TV (FOX)
State of emergency declared in much of state as fires rage
WEB
Crosscut
Daily Troll: WSDOT faulted in I-5 Skagit bridge collapse
HDC Advance
Soybeans challenge corn in nat’l plantings standings
Horsesass.org
Forward Seattle’s Anti-$15 Minimum Wage Referendum Mathematically Eliminated from the Ballot
Gun Nuts Exercise Their 1st Amendment Right to Use Their 2nd Amendment Right to Threaten Our 1st Amendment Right
Publicola
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