More legislators from Clark County were selected this week for leadership positions, giving them more of a say in the lawmaking process. State Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, was picked as Republican caucus whip, meaning she’ll be in charge of…

Democratic senator-elect Annette Cleveland, who soon will replace outgoing state Sen. Craig Pridemore, D-Vancouver, was picked today for a leadership position with Senate Democrats. Cleveland was chosen by her fellow Democrats to serve as assistant floor leader. That means she…

On Election Day in 2008, the Clark County Elections Department saw a line that ran out the door and around the block. Remember this? On Election Day this year, the lines were much shorter, thanks to a change that allowed…

Legislators from Clark County were elevated to leadership positions within the House Republican caucus today. Freshman House member Paul Harris, who will begin his second term in January, was selected for the role of Republican whip. That means he gets…

More than 2,700 donations to Barack Obama’s or Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns were made by people living in Clark County, according to data provided by the Federal Election Commission. The database allows the public to see who’s made a direct…

If Clark County voters had their way, the outcome of the presidential election would be too close to call. Barack Obama has received 121 more Clark County votes than his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, according to the fifth batch of…

Many predicted the close 17th District Senate race between Republican incumbent Don Benton and his Democratic challenger Tim Probst would get ugly, but how bad did it really get? A collection of the mudslinging mailers are included below. In this…

It’s always interesting to see which phrases get lifted from a newspaper article or editorial and used to rant or rave about a political candidate. This latest television ad in support of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee is certainly no…