Tuesday’s nonvote on the admissions tax has sparked a lot of conversation, but somebody felt the urge to express his (her?) feelings in a nonverbal way. I am guessing that someone was hoping a Class A baseball team would come…
Tuesday’s nonvote on the admissions tax has sparked a lot of conversation, but somebody felt the urge to express his (her?) feelings in a nonverbal way. I am guessing that someone was hoping a Class A baseball team would come…
Now, if the All Politics is Local crew got together to clink glasses every time a local government idea fell flat, Dr. Drew might be called in to stage an intervention. But for the anti-biomass crowd, the pre-Thanksgiving news that…
Last week, Mayor Tim Leavitt sent an email to the city council, letting them know he’s started an advisory group on next year’s C-Tran vote on a light rail and bus rapid transit sales tax increase. The group will meet…
On Tuesday, Clark County commissioners will have a public hearing on a proposed 5 percent entertainment admissions tax. We’ll be a significant step closer to knowing whether the Yakima Bears will move to Vancouver and play Class A ball at…
Clark County commissioners this week amended the county’s comprehensive plan to incorporate a bicycle and pedestrian plan. The county’s bicycle and pedestrian plan was approved in November 2010; the county last prepared a bicycle plan in 1996 and had never…
We here at All Politics is Local aren’t ones to brag. BUT, we found out today this little ol’ blog of ours has been named a finalist for a national 2011 EPPY Award by Editor & Publisher magazine. All Politics…
Here’s a guest post from intrepid political reporter Kathie Durbin: Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash, who’s running for a third U.S. Senate term in 2012, is teaming up with Harvard University professor Elizabeth Warren, Wall Street’s most outspoken critic, who’s running…
It’s here! The Muppets movie is out! And it has received pretty good reviews. All of this Muppet mania has us here at All Politics is Local fondly recalling a little well-reviewed blog post we put up in June. We…
There never was a battle in Battle Ground, and the county’s No. 3 city continues to keep the peace. County commissioners on Tuesday approved the city’s request to expand the urban growth area by 48 acres. Unfortunately, these days county…
State and national politics reporter Kathie Durbin’s got the latest from D.C.: File this under the “Never underestimate the power of 60 Minutes” category: After being buried in the U.S. House of Representatives morgue since March, a bill to ban…
