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Tuesday, July 22

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Aberdeen Daily World
Rail improvements at Olympic Gateway Mall

Associated Press
Legal marijuana milestone heads for Seattle museum
Washington health exchange glitches affect 6,000
Gay, transgender federal workers, contractors gain U.S. bias protection
Report says retaliation by supervisors common at VA
Washington loses latest bid for education agility
Scientists to release finding in deadly Oso slide

Bellingham Herald
Op-ed: State board of education deserves our thanks

Bothell Reporter
It’s time to give college graduates a future with real freedom – freedom from debt | GUEST OPINION

Columbian
Washington receives mixed grades on its business climate
Column: Washington View: Ensure new buildings are truly ‘green’

The Daily News
Woodland extends ban on collective medical marijuana gardens

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State must tell parents which schools are failing
Business economists say sales, hiring and pay are up
Op-ed: Citizens, time to participate with your vote

Federal Way Mirror
King County Council approves Metro compromise, prevents some reductions

Maple Valley Reporter
DNR to use unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor wildfires
Washington wildlife to benefit from USFWS grants

Mercer Island Reporter
300,000 acres burned so far in Eastern and Central Washington state

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington loses bid to avoid sending out failing school letters

Olympian (subscription required)
Young people pack supplies at storehouse in Fife destined for unaccompanied child immigrants
Washington loses bid to avoid sending out failing school letters
Op-ed: State Board of Education deserves our thanks
Editorial: McMorris Rodgers: Outlier on Export-Import Bank

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Crews hunker down for long haul
State health exchange sounds alarm on payment problems
County Council hopes to avert one-third of bus-service cuts
Critics say proposed rules on fish consumption insufficient
No go: Feds deny state request to reinstate part of No Child waiver 
Liberal-arts consortium knits together 5 small colleges
Blog: State’s editorial boards: Some praise, some snort at Inslee’s fish-consumption proposal
Guest Opinion: Legalization did not give people the right to smoke marijuana in public
Editorial:  The warning sign for state DOT in Skagit bridge collapse

Skagit Valley Herald
WWU graduates finding jobs more quickly

Spokesman Review
Judge encourages attorneys to explore a settlement in PCBs lawsuit
Firefighters trying to contain Carlton Complex fire

Washington Post
Editorial: Republicans gut D.C. gun laws to curry favor back at home

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Wildfire is largest in Washington state history
Some pot producers forced to ‘start from scratch’

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Central Washington wildfires only 2 percent contained

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Advocates want warning labels for pot-infused edibles

KPLU FM
Wash. To Host First Public Meeting On Inslee’s Fish Consumption Rate Proposal
Judge Sides Again With Wash. Foster Youth
Germany Provides Inspiration, Potential Market for Wash. Clean Tech Companies

KUOW FM
Seattle Tunnel Partner Wins $80 Million Dispute Over Boston’s Big Dig

NPR
States That Raised Minimum Wage See Faster Job Growth, Report Says

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Crosscut
Dazed and confused in Seattle’s medical marijuana business

Horsesass.org
Our Tax Dollars at Work (in Okanogan County)
Two New Reports Upend Supply-Side Dogma

Publicola
The C is for Crank: Carpocalypse never

Slog
Here Are Washington State’s New “Driving While High” Commercials