Author: Calley Hair
Herrera Beutler continues Trump-era bipartisanship under Biden
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, votes in line with President Joe Biden’s agenda 18.8 percent of the time, according to the latest ranking of members of Congress from FiveThirtyEight. The […]
On city council fundraising, Glen and Perez lead the pack
Two incumbent Vancouver city councilors aren’t seeking reelection this year. The announcements from Linda Glover and Laurie Lebowsky last month sparked several early challengers for the soon-to-be open seats, and […]
WA-3 candidate to speak at rally headlined by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Joe Kent, a Republican running for Southwest Washington’s congressional seat, is speaking at a rally this Saturday headlined by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Kent is one of a handful of speakers […]
Do governor emergency powers impact COVID-19 case counts?
Earlier this week, I reported a story on how lawmakers in Southwest Washington are pushing to roll back the emergency powers of Gov. Jay Inslee. In a nutshell: The legislators are […]
Former acting SecDef issues early endorsement for Congress
A former acting defense secretary under Donald Trump’s administration endorsed Republican Joe Kent’s bid for Congress this week. Christopher Miller, who served as Trump’s acting secretary of defense for the last […]
Lawmakers ask for end to ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ order
State GOP lawmakers sent a letter to top legislators this week asking for their help to get Gov. Jay Inslee to cool it with the State of Emergency. Washington’s been under […]
Sen. Rivers uses R-word slur in public hearing
Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, used a slur that denigrates people with mental disabilities during a public hearing in the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee on Wednesday. “There’s no […]
Congressional candidate weighs in on Dr. Seuss, pancake mix and Hitler
On Wednesday, congressional candidate Heidi St. John posted a video to her Facebook page captioned “The WOKE crisis...” in which she asked her followers if they’d watched the Grammy Awards […]
Herrera Beutler called ‘undaunted’ in New York Times profile
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler was profiled by The New York Times on Friday in a piece that described the Republican congresswoman from Battle Ground as “undaunted” in its headline. The article […]
Trump calls out Herrera Beutler by name in CPAC speech
Republicans’ ire with Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler apparently goes all the way to the top, at least in the faction of the party that remains aligned with former President Donald […]