U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler pushed forward bill language this week that would look for solutions to a problem faced by veterans living in rural areas: access to health care. The provision, which recently passed out of the House Appropriations…
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler pushed forward bill language this week that would look for solutions to a problem faced by veterans living in rural areas: access to health care. The provision, which recently passed out of the House Appropriations…
As the embattled Columbia River Crossing project approaches what many call a make-or-break moment, there’s no shortage of opinions circulating about the Interstate-5 Bridge replacement. Here are just a few: Sweet treats for lawmakers: For legislators on the fence about…
Supporters and opponents of the Columbia River Crossing project have both released videos to help make their cases. The first video is posted on the website of the Columbia River Crossing Coalition, an organization that supports the $3.4 billion Interstate-5…
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee and state lawmakers controlling the Senate continued to share different views on the Columbia River Crossing as they convened for the first day of a special legislative session today. The session gives legislators more time to…
Vancouver’s Fred Swink, who waited six months to be paid for helping Rob McKenna’s gubernatorial campaign, says he did receive a check in the mail from the state Republican Party, but the check was less than he expected. Swink said…
After a special election this November, Republicans in the state Senate hope their delicate majority coalition will grow by one more member: Jan Angel. Angel, a Republican from Port Orchard who now serves in the state House of Representatives, has…
Vancouver’s Fred Swink knows it’s the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. The 2012 elections were two days away, and Swink had done all he could to stump for Mitt Romney in Clark County. Then he got an email from…
By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service OLYMPIA — With only three days until the end of the regular legislative session, one party on Thursday declared its work completed, while the other said only half the work has been done.…
Immigration reform advocates will put more pressure on U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Wednesday evening, when they’re planning to march from her Vancouver office to Esther Short Park. Senators in Congress are working on a bipartisan approach to immigration reform…