Associated Press
Higher minimum-wage proposals gain ground on both coasts
Report: Social Security disability fund to run dry next year Report: Social Security disability fund to run dry next year
Cost of fighting Washington wildfires nearly $35M so far
State appeals order to pay $1.3 million in competency case
Applications for US unemployment aid plummet to 42-year low
Official orca census: 81 whales, including 4 babies
Bainbridge Island Review
Opinion: Jay Inslee: America’s most frustrated governor?
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Tesoro begins appeal of penalties for explosion at Anacortes refinery
Bothell Reporter
Washington AG calls on phone carriers to offer call-blocking technology to customers
Opinion: Inslee must draw a line in the sand on climate change issues (Fitzgibbon, Ranker, Clibborn, Hobbs)
Columbian
Judge rebukes Vancouver port for letter to Inslee on terminal
Oil train counts trend upward in Clark County
Whooping cough cases decline locally
In Our View: Best Defense Possible
The Daily News
Legislators review difficult, but productive, session (Hatfield, Takko, Blake)
Editorial: Primary change
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Our green governor stymied on his environmental policies (Clibborn, Ranker, Hobbs)
Editorial: Cities pleased with outcomes (Clibborn)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Northeast Tacoma bus options increase, at least for a year
Medical marijuana cleared to treat PTSD in Washington
Editorial: County Council returns to those old-time land-use follies
Olympian (subscription required)
Legislative aide accused of stealing money from state Sen. Ranker (Ranker)
Peninsula Daily News
Waiting for . . . 2020. Official says cleanup at Rayonier pulp mill site in Port Angeles targeted to be completed in another five years
Port Townsend City Council declares drought emergency, encourages voluntary reduction in water use
Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing CEO Muilenburg promises ‘mutual respect’ for union workers
Oregon officials relocate 160K salmon to Washington state amid weather fears
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Officials warn ultra-dry region is rife with tinder for brush fires
Video from bus driver’s body camera could cost 2 deputies their jobs
Editorial: Racism is a false issue in Seattle’s land-use zoning
Op-Ed: Free tuition puts American dream within reach
Spokesman Review
Former Rockwood Clinic doctor charged with unprofessional conduct
Editorial: Inslee should stick to transportation deal made with GOP
Tri-City Herald
TRIDEC announces trade deal to open up Asian markets to Mid-Columbia producers
Sen. Patty Murray uses new perch to push for more overtime pay
Pasco School District seeks help from state mediator in union negotiations
Editorial: We’re thankful for the benefits our rivers bring to the area
Editorial: Our Voice: Fixes to juvenile justice must be done carefully
Vancouver Business Journal
State building trades council endorses Vancouver Energy terminal
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Determining education funding role of lawmakers
Yakima Herald Republic
Judge signals win for Yakama Nation in gas tax case against state
Trade deal could expand Asian market for Tri-City food, wine producers
Letter: Gun rights, responsibilities
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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Salmon to spawn traffic tie-ups for years
UW solar innovations propel energy future
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Should there be higher penalties for cigarette caused wildfires
Smoke from JBLM wildfires hangs over South Sound
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle Fire: Brush fires nearly triple this year compared to 2014
Heat wave, low snow pack wreaking havoc on fish hatcheries
KUOW FM
Teens Shouldn’t Be Sleepless In Seattle, Task Force Says
Blue Creek Fire Near Walla Walla Is Highest Priority Fire In The Northwest
Drought, Irrigation Failure Take Toll On Washington Capitol Campus
California, New York And Washington, D.C., Make Moves On Minimum Wage
Wanted: Bilingual teachers. And here’s how one school is filling the gap
Q13 TV (FOX)
Truck with oversize load hits I-5 bridge near Ferndale; span inspected
WEB
Slog
Finally, Momentum for Greater Density and More Affordable Housing in Seattle
Washington State Wire
Transportation Greens and Business Community to Inslee: No fuel Standard by Fiat (Fitzgibbon)