Republican Paul Harris and Democrat Jim Moeller, both state representatives from Vancouver, agree that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration should listen to Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire’s request to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. Harris and Moeller, along with more than…

Democratic leaders in Clark County and three nearby legislative districts announced this week that they endorse State Sen. Craig Pridemore, D-Vancouver, who will run for state auditor this fall. Democrats from the 17th, 18th and 49th districts, as well as…

Vancouver-based state senators Craig Pridemore, a Democrat, and Don Benton, a Republican, butted heads while voting this morning on whether to pass the controversial same-sex marriage bill out of committee. Despite the opposition, the bill was passed out of the…

Google, Wikipedia and other high-profile websites have blacked out parts of their pages today, and Washingtonians are flooding their Congressional members with requests to fight two pieces of legislation to crack down on Internet piracy. Critics say that although the…

While covering stories on Washington state’s budget, media reports include a billion-dollar range of figures when describing the state’s financial shortfall. Exactly how big of a problem are lawmakers facing this session? Is it a $1 billion crisis? $1.5 billion?…