Month: July 2020
Complaint against Blom dismissed
The state Public Disclosure Commission dismissed a complaint Thursday against Clark County Councilor John Blom, about a week after the county tabled another complaint for the same alleged infraction. The complaint […]
Rep. Herrera Beutler gains support of local building group
The Building Industry Association of Clark County is supporting Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in her upcoming reelection bid. The endorsement came from the Building Industry Group, a political action committee that […]
Fixing our health care system is personal to me. In Congress, I will fight to ensure no one goes through what my family and I did.
Southwest Washington needs a Representative who will protect, expand, and improve our health care — not one who works to take it away. pic.twitter.com/Zt9Roo4D0r
— Carolyn Long (@ElectLong) July 21, 2020
Long’s new TV ad highlights health care
Carolyn Long released the first campaign commercial of Southwest Washington’s 2020 congressional election cycle this week, a 30-second ad spot highlighting her family’s past struggles with the health care system. “The […]
Blom holds fundraising lead in District 3 race
Clark County Councilor John Blom is leading his challengers in fundraising efforts two weeks ahead of the primary election for the council’s District 3 seat. Karen Bowerman, a Republican, and Jesse […]
Masks, social distancing disregarded at candidate meetup
A Camas forum for Republican candidates is drawing some ire over its attendees’ flouting of masking and social distancing rules. President Liz Pike of the Clark County Republican Women hosted the […]
Will the primaries draw even one-third of voters?
The long-anticipated 2020 general election is almost here, but there’s some primary business to handle first. Ballots for the Aug. 4 primary and special elections were mailed Friday to Clark County […]
Google lists Confederate park as ‘public bathroom’
Anyone who researches Confederate monuments will find a range of descriptions. One of them, at least locally, is “public bathroom.” As of Thursday afternoon, those who Googled "Jefferson Davis Park" near […]
Retiree group backing Long for Congress
The Alliance for Retired Americans, a nonprofit senior advocacy group, is supporting Carolyn Long in her bid to unseat Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in November. The organization announced its endorsement in […]
Clark County councilors take race talk to Facebook
Clark County councilors discuss many topics throughout the year, and some of them are small enough to not draw comments from them. But when it came to a recent discussion […]
Voter forum to challenge county, state candidates
Looking to hear more from your candidates running for state and county office? The League of Women Voters of Clark County will hold its candidate forums on July 8 and […]