Immigration reform advocates will put more pressure on U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Wednesday evening, when they’re planning to march from her Vancouver office to Esther Short Park. Senators in Congress are working on a bipartisan approach to immigration reform…
In Monday’s paper, Columbian reporter Eric Florip will report on the political division over the Columbia River Crossing. His story is part of a series exploring how today’s battle over politics and growth will shape Clark County’s future. When it…
After less than a year of service, Southwest Washington’s former Congressman Brian Baird is being replaced as chair of the recently-created Washington Student Achievement Council, according to media reports. Baird was appointed for the position by former Washington Gov. Chris…
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…
