A new poll sponsored by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee shows the 3rd Congressional District may be more disposed to a single-payer plan as part of health care reform than anyone suspected. Voters were asked whether they favored or opposed…
Rep. Jaime Herrera was steamed last week after Rep. Deb Wallace accused her of missing House floor votes for “hours on end” and asking seatmates to cast votes for her. Wallace, a Democrat, unloaded on Herrera, a Republican, shortly after…
La Center Republican Ann Rivers announced Thursday that she has raised more than $20,000 in her campaign for the 18th District seat being vacated by Rep. Jaime Herrera, R-Camas, and now holds a “commanding lead” in the crowded race. “With…
State Rep. Jaime Herrera, R-Camas, captured the attention of the Capitol Hill on-line news site Politico Thursday morning during a fund-raising and press event in Washington, D.C. Reporter Josh Kraushaar said Herrera “stands out as one of the few Hispanic…
State Rep. Tim Probst was moved by Thursday’s deliberate crash of a single-engine plane into an IRS office building in Austin, Texas, to pen a plea for civility on his official legislative Web site. Nearly 200 workers were in the…
Rep. Deb Wallace called Thursday afternoon to explain her vote on the House floor Wednesday against lowering the bar for approving new taxes. She said it has nothing to do with her run for Congress. “I’m not supportive of the…
Democratic State Rep. Deb Wallace faced a choice Wednesday: Vote with her party to suspend a voter-approved initiative, clearing the way for the Legislature to raise taxes by a simple majority vote — and pay the price in her run…
It’s a Winter Olympics year, and in political geeksville that means the cities are taking the election off. Instead, Clark County’s so-called “junior” elected offices are up for grabs. That’d be the county assessor, auditor, clerk, prosecuting attorney, sheriff and…
State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, surprised even Clark County GOP Republican Chairman Ryan Hart with his announcement at the party’s Feb. 6 Lincoln Day Dinner that he would run against U.S. Sen. Patty Murray this year. Benton called Hart with…
Republican state Rep. Jaime Herrera will take a break from the grueling legislative session to travel to Washington, D.C., for a Capitol Hill fundraiser later this month. Hosting the Feb. 25 breakfast will be former U.S. Sen. Slate Gorton, Herrera’s…
