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		<title>WA state workers head into difficult wage talks as budget outlook darkens</title>
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		<title>Will firefighters and first responders not show when you call 9-1-1?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/large_Clark-County-Today-Fire-Station-42-3-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Camas-Washougal Fire Chief Nick Swinhart reports 90 percent of the employees subject to the governor’s vaccine mandate have received the vaccination. He is negotiating with the union the issues surrounding this mandate. Photo by John Ley" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/large_Clark-County-Today-Fire-Station-42-3-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/large_Clark-County-Today-Fire-Station-42-3-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/large_Clark-County-Today-Fire-Station-42-3.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Inslee vaccine mandate could cause firing of significant numbers of firefighters. ]]></description>
		
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