Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler is split on the two bills House Republicans promoted last month to resolve the “fiscal cliff.” While Herrera Beutler appears to stand by her fellow Republicans when it comes to extending tax cuts for even the…

From the desk of court reporter Paris Achen: The 66-year-old Vancouver man who gained YouTube infamy last summer after he was captured on camera in a florescent yellow bicycle getup swiping a Republican precinct committee candidate’s sign and tossing it…

Just weeks away from her first legislative session, state Rep.-elect Liz Pike, R-Camas, is talking about drafting a bill that would allow teachers to carry guns in school. The proposal comes as the nation debates how to protect students from…

Same-sex marriage advocates were successful in persuading many Washington state voters this election season by emphasizing the desire of same-sex couples to commit to each other. That’s according to a poll conducted by the Third Way think tank immediately following…

In case you had a longing to know whether Clark County residents talk more about beer or church, your prayers have been answered, sort of. It turns out people in Clark County tweet more about church than they do about…

Moderate Republican Brent Boger took the PCO Liberty Alliance to task on his Facebook page today. The alliance was created this year to give a voice to non-establishment political candidates and their supporters. Boger, a former chair of the Clark…

What has life after the Senate been like for Ridgefield Republican Joe Zarelli? “Grandkids and business,” he summed up in a recent interview with The Columbian. Zarelli said that although he’s still “very interested and care(s) about what goes on…

Although the 2013 legislative session in Olympia won’t begin until next month, some state lawmakers are getting their bills on the books early. One of those lawmakers is state Rep. Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver, who recently re-introduced a few bills that…

Outgoing Secretary of State Sam Reed addressed Vancouver activist John Milem’s redistricting criticisms during Reed’s visit to Vancouver last week. Milem had filed a petition with the state Supreme Court to overturn the state’s 2012 redistricting plan, which redrew voter…