With the general election more than three months away, the claws have started to come out in the race between incumbent state Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, and his lone challenger, state Rep. Tim Probst, D-Vancouver. Benton recently mailed out a…

More candidate endorsements have trickled in during the past month, as those running for legislative positions continued to gear up for the Aug. 7 primary. Ballots for the primary election were mailed out this week. Here’s a run-down on the…

From the desk of county government reporter Stephanie Rice: A few people have called the newsroom to express frustration that statewide races aren’t included in the Clark County Voters’ Pamphlet. The guide includes a list of statewide candidates with website…

Several political candidates in Clark County this election season have made a point to distance themselves from politicians who have stopped having town halls, and legislative candidates participating in a forum hosted earlier this month by the League of Women…

The fledgling PCO Liberty Alliance I blogged about earlier this month has been called out by a Republican precinct committee officer in Clark County, who wonders whether the group is a “veiled attempt by Ron Paul’s supporters to take over…

Clark County Superior Court Judge Diane Woolard made sure to have her own campaign sign in her front lawn — of course. Another candidate’s sign she has unabashedly displayed? A sign for David Gregerson, a private attorney running against another…

Lawyers understandably don’t like to cause friction with judges. After all, the people in black robes have power over the outcome of their cases. But two local attorneys publicly sounded off on possible reasons why Clark County Superior Court Judge…

A story published this week in The Columbian explains where candidates running in the state’s 3rd Congressional District stand on the Columbia River Crossing, some foreign policy issues and on government spending. But where do they stand on other hot…

As you might recall, this year’s Clark County Republican Convention didn’t go all that smoothly, and the party was unable to select all of its delegates and alternates for the state GOP convention. Since then, a group made primarily of…

In a recent candidate forum hosted by COUV.com, Republican legislative candidate Debbie Peterson said the state spends 40 percent of its education budget on administration costs. State Rep. Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver, who is running for re-election against a different Republican,…