As the embattled Columbia River Crossing project approaches what many call a make-or-break moment, there’s no shortage of opinions circulating about the Interstate-5 Bridge replacement. Here are just a few: Sweet treats for lawmakers: For legislators on the fence about…
Supporters and opponents of the Columbia River Crossing project have both released videos to help make their cases. The first video is posted on the website of the Columbia River Crossing Coalition, an organization that supports the $3.4 billion Interstate-5…
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee and state lawmakers controlling the Senate continued to share different views on the Columbia River Crossing as they convened for the first day of a special legislative session today. The session gives legislators more time to…
By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service OLYMPIA — With only three days until the end of the regular legislative session, one party on Thursday declared its work completed, while the other said only half the work has been done.…
The Columbia River Crossing’s best bet for securing $450 million from Washington state this year advanced out of a House committee today. That proposal, a transportation revenue package that raises taxes and fees to pay for several of Washington state’s…
Wednesday marked the last big deadline for non-budgetary bills in the Legislature, and some proposals by Clark County’s legislators fared better than others. Here’s a quick roundup of where some of those proposals stand: Missing the deadline: Death penalty changes:…
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…
State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, wants you to know that he emerged victoriously from a closed-door caucus meeting yesterday with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. LaHood had made a special trip to Olympia to talk about the Columbia River Crossing…
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 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…
