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Friday, August 21
Associated Press
North Korea warns of war with South after artillery fire
Officials urge evacuation for Okanogan area as fire rages
State tries to combat smell from pier work in Mukilteo
The Latest: Washington state seeks volunteers to help fires
252 square miles of Washington ablaze; 820 firefighters deployed
‘I wish it was me’: As families mourn, state calls for volunteers
Volunteer equipment operators welcomed at Washington fires
AP PHOTOS: Deadly Washington wildfire rages on
Court says minimum wage increase applies to airport workers
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Dry weather starting to impact Whatcom County trees
Columbian
Highway signs to carry new ‘Silver Alert’ messages
Water temperatures ease, but drought persists
In Our View: Levies Must Be Addressed
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Confronting the new realities of wildfires
Islands’ Sounder
Seastars are recovering
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Opinion: FlexFerry is great for tourists, not locals
News Tribune (subscription required)
Two new innovative Tacoma schools enter planning stage
Editorial: ‘A hole in our heart’ as state faces the new normal
Olympian (subscription required)
Officials urge evacuation for Okanogan area as fire rages
Editorial: Presidential primary not worth $11M
Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Why gas tax increase may be worth it
Washington health exchange directors question Legislature’s demand for salary data
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Thousands in state wrestle to tame relentless infernos
Firefighters to homeowners: ‘No time for heroics’
Experts say rent control doesn’t help cities
Seattle teachers union, district still in contract talks
Editorial: King County needs smart solutions to fix crumbling roads and bridges
Op-Ed: When disasters strike, poor, minority communities face greatest risks
Martin: Shouldn’t Seattle’s growth pay for more growth through impact fees?
Seattle Weekly
The State Supreme Court Has Ruled Airport Workers Get the $15 Minimum Wage. Here’s Why.
The Feds Say Most of Washington’s Schools Are Failing. But No One Seems to Care.
Against All Odds, Hugh Sisley Has Paid Off His $3.4M Slumlord Tab
Tri-City Herald
Negotiations continue in Pasco teacher contract dispute
Editorial: Students need time to adjust to new state tests
Yakima Herald Republic
Governor says fires ‘burned a big hole in our state’s heart’
Grade level changes lead to later start times for Selah Intermediate
Editorial: Firefighter deaths serve to remind us of dangers
BROADCAST
KPLU FM
Washington Supreme Court Rules That $15 Minimum Wage Applies At Sea-Tac AirportMt Rainier’s Glaciers Retreating, Likely At Fastest Rate Ever Seen In Summer’s Heat
KUOW FM
Fact Check: Is Refinancing Student Debt Really Good Policy?
SeaTac Airport Workers React To Court Decision On $15 Minimum Wage
Weather Complaints Affirmed: NOAA Says July Was Hottest Month Globally On Record
Sen. Murray Says Feds Need To Figure Out How To Pay For Washington’s Firefight
Washington Under Siege By Fire: ‘We Are Understaffed And Underequipped’
NW Public Radio
Sen. Murray Says Feds Need To Figure Out How To Pay For Washington’s Firefight
Forest Service Confirms Identities Of Firefighters Killed In Washington
WEB
Horsesass.org
Splendid
Seattle P.I.
Firefighters ‘fighting through the pain’ after 3 killed at Twisp
July was the Earth’s hottest month in 135 years of record keeping; Al Roker calls Senate climate denier a ‘moron’
State Supreme Court rules: Sea-Tac’s $15-an-hour minimum wage applies to airport workers
Thursday, August 20
Associated Press
3 firefighters killed, 4 injured battling wildfire near Twisp
Washington Gov. Inslee traveling to Chelan as fires rage
Inslee asks for federal help for wildfire costs
Court says minimum wage increase applies to airport workers
State cracks down on fraudulent immigration aid
More pot-impaired drivers in deadly crashes in Washington
Federal program gives tribes access to criminal databases
Washington unemployment rate steady at 5.3 percent in July
Aberdeen Daily World
Olympic Park extends crabbing closure along its shores
Inslee presses lawmakers on ed funding plan in light of new sanctions
Experts say best plan for oil train fire is evacuation and containment
Bothell Reporter
Letters still being sent for failing schools in Washington | Cornfield
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bright outlook from Lovick on county finances
The issue of ‘failing’ schools slips under the radar
Editorial: Don’t lower bar set by new tests
Islands’ Sounder
State fined $100,000 per day over school ruling
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Fast ferries must serve all, speakers say
News Tribune (subscription required)
State officials: In 2014, more drivers in fatal crashes had recently consumed pot
JBLM soldiers ready, excited to help fight wildfires
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington health exchange gets interim CEO, downsizes staff
Booming tech industry drives Seattle unemployment rate to pre-recession levels
Number of women-owned businesses grow, but revenue lags way behind
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Wind-whipped wildfire kills 3 firefighters, injures 4 near Twisp
More pot use found in fatal crashes, data says
Cascadia fault chatters and pops with little quakes
Bad bugs: State’s lice now highly resistant to common treatment
Tri-City Herald
Tribes encouraged that Kennewick Man will be reburied
Yakima Herald Republic
Tribes on Kennewick Man: ‘We need to put him back’
Editorial: It’s time to let tribes reclaim Kennewick Man remains
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Firefighter deaths near Twisp weigh on tough wildfire battle
White House statement on death of Washington firefighters
Tech workers richer but less happy than most workers
From war to wildfires: JBLM soldiers prepare to help firefighters
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
3 US Forest Service firefighters die while battling Wash. wildfire
WILDFIRE WATCH: Evacuations continue as 10 fires burn in Okanogan Co.
Seattle City Light power dam shut down after wildfire
MAP: Where fires are burning right now in Washington state
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Yet another Seattle all-time heat record to be broken
Chicken coops, fire truck burned in Lewis County wildfire (Video)
Winds to get much worse near fires burning in Eastern Washington
WSU Cougars football team leads nation … in arrests
KPLU FM
Trial Set To Start Over Whether Boeing Allowed Workers To Be Charged Excessive 401(k) Fees
KUOW FM
Wildfire Kills Three Firefighters, Forces Evacuation of Winthrop And Twisp
Wildfires Now Attack Damp Land: Preview Ashley Ahearn’s Podcast On NPR
Government Email Addresses Released In Dating Site Hack
Resources Scarce As Northwest Wildfires Grow In Numbers
Northwest Region Keeps Minting New Jobs At Brisk Pace
Washington Attorney General Cracks Down on Immigration Scams
Northwest Wildfires Photographed From Space
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Firefighters brace for high winds; three killed in Twisp wildfire
NW Public Radio
Three Firefighters Killed Battling Wildfire In Twisp
Government Email Addresses Released In Dating Site Hack
Q13 TV (FOX)
3 firefighters killed, 4 injured in fast-shifting wildfire near Twisp
‘They gave their lives to protect others’
State DNR Chief: ‘It was a very bad day yesterday’
Level 3 evacuations remain in Chelan Fires; more than 50 structures lost
State closes logging in Eastern Washington because of fires
WEB
Crosscut
Pot increasingly linked to fatal car crashes, state reports
Can Seattle legally force developers to fund affordable housing?
Seattle P.I.
AG Ferguson cracks down on fraudulent immigration services, targets repeat offenders
Slog
Low-Wage Workers May Finally Be Able to Sue Their Employers If They’re Not Paid the Minimum Wage
The Stand
Dedication of Charleston 9 memorial Saturday in Seattle
Wednesday, August 19
Associated Press
200 active-duty military dispatched to fires around state
Washington’s prepaid tuition plan frozen for up to 2 years
Massive blazes across dry West drain firefighting resources
Aberdeen Daily World
Commissioners push ahead with third courtroom plans
Smarter Balanced Assessment results show room for improvement for Aberdeen and Hoquiam
Columbian
In Our View: A Desirable Place to Live
Gold Rush Fire grows to 60 acres, burning east of Dougan Falls
Camden: Washington presidential primary has uneven history
The Daily News
Millennium highlights prospects for coal permit
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: School levy reform is in the cards
Puget Sound Business Journal
36 Washington state hospitals to pay readmission fines to Medicare
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Soldiers from JBLM to join state’s wildfire fight
Grappling with tuition cuts, GET program to give refunds
Westneat: Mayor Murray frets about being ‘the man’
Cascadia fault chatters and pops with little quakes
Report: Health barriers could play significant role in academic achievement gaps
Editorial: Sewage treatment: Victoria’s constipated political process needs fixing
Murray: Seattle is meeting growth’s challenges
Seattle Weekly
Legalize Sex Work? A New Debate Over the Oldest Profession Comes to Seattle
Higher Ground: Doo-bie or Not Doo-bie . . . What Was the Question?
Skagit Valley Herald
Drought prompts more rule changes for region’s rivers
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Democrats ruin chance for early presidential primary
Yakima Herald Republic
Sen. Cantwell in Naches today to discuss wildfire legislation
Editorial: This bears repeating: Reauthorize Ex-Im Bank
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Tuition cut brings changes to GET program
Assessing the losses in Chelan
Lawmakers, fire officials gather to discuss wildfires
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Central Wash. town evacuated after wildfire
Seattle area tenants spend unprecedented percentage of monthly income on rent
Washington’s prepaid tuition plan frozen for up to 2 years
KUOW FM
Why Washington’s ‘Green’ Governor Is Chauffeured In A Suburban
Teacher Shortage? Or Teacher Pipeline Problem?
Invisible Epidemic: Prison Worker Sexual Assault In Washington
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
It’s time for Supreme Court to issue real threat
NW Public Radio
Why Washington’s ‘Green’ Governor Is Chauffeured In A Suburban
Q13 TV (FOX)
Lawmakers deadlocked despite state Supreme Court’s daily fine over school funding
Zigzag lines on highway a mystery to some, but state says they could help save lives
WEB
Crosscut
Small nukes: a long-term prospect for Tri-Cities? (Pollet)
Seattle P.I.
A long march to LGBT equality: Employment, housing next stop in campaign to end discrimination
The Stand
Washington’s top-two primary is limiting choices, alienating voters
Tuesday, August 18
Associated Press
States raising taxes, fees and debt to pay for road repairs
Washington’s prepaid tuition program to consider changes
About half are proficient in first round of new state tests
US proposes to cut methane from oil, gas by nearly half
Inslee, lawmakers meet to discuss court sanctions
Big wildfire threatens resort town in Washington
Bainbridge Island Review
A day at the races for Congressman Kilmer
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
About two-thirds of Bellingham students refused to take new state tests
Maryland judge orders release of oil train reports
Inslee, lawmakers meet to discuss court sanctions
Central Kitsap Reporter
STEM grants, safety and budgets discussed by CKSD board
Editorial: Steps for saving the safety net
Columbian
How did our kids do? Standardized test scores are out
Inslee pushes lawmakers on education funding
In Our View: Social Security Far From Secure
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee presses lawmakers on ed funding plan in light of new sanctions
Some county school districts excel, others struggle in Common Core testing
Editorial: Fund saves urban forests, too
Islands’ Sounder
Supreme Court fines state $100,000 per day over school ruling
Kirkland Reporter
Rep. Hunter responds to State Supreme Court’s new order based on McCleary case (Hunter)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Despite mounting fines, lawmakers plan to take time to answer McCleary ruling
Washington kids beat low predictions on first round of new state tests
Puyallup, Bonney Lake to explore fireworks bans
Olympian (subscription required)
Vancouver votes to extend moratorium on crude oil terminals
Transportation levy opponents file suit over ballot language
Washington’s prepaid tuition program to consider changes
Puget Sound Business Journal
What employers need to know about protections for LGBT employees
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Chelan blazes: With no end in sight, thousands evacuate
Inslee not ready to call special session on school funding (Nelson, Chopp, Sullivan)
Wave of charter schools debuts with all seats filled
About half of students pass state’s new, tougher tests
Bertha’s front-end pieces stacked and reassembled
Summer melt: Why accepted students don’t go to college
Op-Ed: Voting rights laws are moving dangerously backward
Seattle Weekly
Jeff Bezos Is Simply Shocked to Hear Amazon Is a Shitty Place to Work
Yakima Herald Republic
New test results: Some Yakima Valley students measure up, others don’t
Editorial: Feds need to provide emergency firefighting funds
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Inslee, lawmakers meet to discuss McCleary court sanctions
Survey: Tech workers less happy than average worker
Progress reported in Chelan wildfire fight
Poplar trees grown for biofuels tackle obstacles
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Education fines mount but no special session for now
UPDATED PHOTOS: Chelan County fires force evacuations, burn homes
Seattle police say regulated homeless encampments don’t increase crime
KPLU FM
Standardized Test Refusals Ripple Through Statewide Results
Gov. Inslee Urges Lawmakers To Craft School Funding Solution, Special Session Could Come Later
KUOW FM
Students Struggle On Washington State’s New Tests
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Another $20 million down the drain for transit expansion
NW Public Radio
Firefighters Struggle To Gain Control Of Chelan Complex Fires
Washington-Based Army Soldiers Will Help Fight Western Wildfires
Q13 TV (FOX)
Lawmakers take more time to answer McCleary ruling despite daily fines
Active duty soldiers from JBLM called out to battle Western wildfires
Washington’s prepaid tuition program to consider changes
WEB
Crosscut
Inslee, legislators looking for path forward on schools
Seattle P.I.
Group opposing $930 million Move Seattle property tax levy fires its first shot
Shell can drill into where the oil is in Alaska’s remote Chukchi Sea: Obama administration
The Stand
Sakuma farm workers walk off job (again), urge negotiations
Monday, August 17
Associated Press
Record number of travelers strain Seattle Airport
Inslee, lawmakers set to meet to discuss court sanctions
Measure limiting ability to raise taxes kept on ballot
A detailed look at the court’s mandate to fully fund education
Committee considers changes to state pre-paid tuition plan
Looking Ahead: 9 charter schools in Washington’s second year
Aberdeen Daily World
Displaced workers from Simpson Mill eligible for benefits
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Court fines may not prompt quick school-funding fix in Olympia, leaders say (Hunter)
Columbian
Local theaters checking bags
In Our View: Days of Reckoning (education funding)
In Our View: Washington Matters, Too (presidential primary)
The Daily News
State calls in National Guard to fight growing number of wildfires
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Island Transit pondering decision to charge fares
Community association ensures Clearview area gets noticed by politicians (Moscoso, Stanford, McAuliffe)
Inslee offers ‘guidance’ on carbon emissions cap, desires adoption in a year
Guest commentary: Public lands benefit everyone
Guest commentary: Free college helps build strong, globally competitive middle class
Editorial: Rein in unregulated drones
Editorial: Kids get a promise, not a plan
News Tribune (subscription required)
Even big fine is unlikely to uncork logjam on school funding, lawmakers say (Hunter)
Sharp eye on mortgage fees was start of Troy Kelley’s undoing
McCleary fine going unpaid for now, but state is ‘good for it’ (Hunter)
Editorial: Spare the water for fish; brown lawns will come back
Opinion by Sens. Sheldon and Brown: State needs better clean energy approach than Inslee’s
Olympian (subscription required)
OSPI, DSHS collect most for Well Fed, Well Read Drive
Editorial: Success for children deserves funding
Peninsula Daily News
Gov. Inslee to Legislators: Let’s try a fourth session to work on public education funding (Hargrove, Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington can’t stop crushing those grapes
Social Security turns 80; are higher payroll taxes, reduced benefits inevitable?
Seattle Times (subscription required)
GET investors might soon be able to pull money out without penalty
Inside Amazon: ‘Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk’
Judge faults Eyman initiative but doesn’t rule out vote
Only one in five Washington secondary schools start late enough, CDC says
Editorial: Congress must reauthorize Ex-Im Bank to retain Wash. state’s businesses
Editorial: City used tortured logic for Shell’s oil-rig lease
Editorial: Build manufacturing jobs in high schools through vocational training
Op-Ed: Voter suppression hides in the gray areas
Tri-City Herald
Tri-City home sales at record high
Food banks struggle to meet surprising demand
Kennewick mayor: Marijuana business ban to be reconsidered by council
Mysterious group proposes monorail in Richland
Editorial: Supreme Court has ‘no opinion’ on levy reform?
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Relief for mounting student debt must come from states
Editorial: State lawmakers must get serious about funding basic education
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Undermined presidential primary not worth cost
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Chelan fires remain a threat; hot, dry weather expected
WSDOT tests I-405 express lane toll signs Monday
Spring school testing results to be released Monday
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
UPDATED PHOTOS: Chelan County fires force evacuations, burn homes
Over 1,000 Chelan Co. residents evacuated as lightning-sparked wildfires burn
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Wash. wildfires leave path of destruction, Nat’l Guard called up
KUOW FM
Seattle Pot Stores Owners Hang On As Weed Prices Fall
Washington National Guard Troops And Pilots Called In For Wildfire Duty
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Rob McKenna: Legislature failed to do its homework
State Supreme Court decision borders on skit comedy
NW Public Radio
Washington Lawmakers To Meet On Education Funding
Washington Fire Drops Ash Like Snow, Destroys Fruit Co-op
Fires Around Lake Chelan Now Cover 60,000 Acres
Q13 TV (FOX)
More than 50 structures destroyed in Chelan fires; evacuations continue
Hundreds ignore evacuation orders in Lake Chelan wildfire zone
Amazon, Bezos fight back against accusations of ‘brutal’ worker treatment
WEB
Crosscut
Court keeps Tim Eyman initiative on November ballot
‘A quiet crisis’: The rise of acidic soil in Washington
Schmudget
I-1366 Lawsuit Headed to Washington State Supreme Court
Seattle P.I.
Judge: ‘Substantial possibility’ Tim Eyman initiative is invalid, but people should still vote
Slog
Washington’s Drought-Stricken Pot Growers Beg, Borrow, and Steal Water
The Stand
Washington’s top-two primary is limiting choices, alienating voters