MORNING BRIEF: The $200m pot war, CdA school bond passes, Dropkick Murphys guitarist in Spokane

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New police chief, Frank Straub, oversaw his former fiance (SR)

WA has spent $200 million fighting pot (KREM) 

CdA school district bond passes overwhelmingly (CdA Press) 

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Protests light at this year's GOP convention (Tampa bay Times) 

Paul Ryan, VP pick, to speak at convention tonight (NYT) 

New Orleans braces for flooding from hurricane (WashPo) 

Original Dropkick Murphys guitarist tonight at Carr's Corner