Sometimes Washington’s new Gov. Jay Inslee has a unique way of putting things — so much so that he’s earned himself a spoof Twitter account called Jay Inslee’s Genuis, and the Twitter hashtag #Insleeisms. Those Insleeisms were alive and well…
Sometimes Washington’s new Gov. Jay Inslee has a unique way of putting things — so much so that he’s earned himself a spoof Twitter account called Jay Inslee’s Genuis, and the Twitter hashtag #Insleeisms. Those Insleeisms were alive and well…
By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service Dental hygienists may be able to help alleviate the pain of a dentist visit if legislation passes in the House of Representatives this session. House Bill 1330, proposed by Rep. Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver,would…
By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service Now that the 2013 legislative session is more than halfway over, state lawmakers from Clark County are working their bills through the opposite chamber in the Legislature. Here is the status of some…
By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service OLYMPIA– Local towns and cities may soon be free of an unfunded mandate requiring all publicly owned vehicles to convert to using biofuel or electricity by 2015. The environmental conversion rule, established in…
By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service OLYMPIA– Pharmacists may soon be added to the Legend Drug Act, thanks to a bill by Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver. House Bill 1182 creates a “technical change” Harris said, and allows pharmacists to…
The environmental advocacy group League of Conservation Voters gave U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, a 9 percent out of 100 when it came to her 2012 voting record on legislation that benefits the environment. Herrera Beutler, who was first…
In case you didn’t feel like waking up early to catch the 7 a.m. webcast of Thursday’s congressional hearing on the Pearson Air Museum, The Columbian has you covered. Below are highlights from the meeting of House Natural Resources Committee…
After a company gets busted for lying about its qualifications in order to score a federal transportation contract, there’s no law in place preventing that fraudulent business from applying for and receiving government contracts in the future, U.S. Rep. Jaime…
By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service OLYMPIA — Sometimes one amendment can make all the difference when it comes to the success or failure of a legislator’s proposal. Take House Bill 1252, for example, which passed the House of…
From the desk of Columbian Staff Writer Tom Vogt: Dirt cheap? Not when the soil in question is part of a three-acre archaeological resource. Then you might find a $10 million price tag associated with federal guidelines for managing the…
