Author: Calley Hair
Social media footprints: Who’s pulling ahead in WA-3?
What’s in a “like”? Not a vote, necessarily. But as the candidates who are working toward winning Washington’s 3rd Congressional District seat begin to mount their 2022 campaigns, examining who’s amassing […]
Ridgefield recognizes June 2021 as its first-ever Pride Month
A group of local activists successfully petitioned Ridgefield to adopt its first-ever Pride Month proclamation on Thursday, making Ridgefield the third municipality in Clark County to acknowledge the month’s significance […]
Letter calls on governors to rename Flag Day after Trump
A letter circulating in Washington state is calling on residents to join an effort to rename Flag Day to “President Donald J. Trump Day.” A Vancouver resident received the letter in […]
Herrera Beutler presses CDC director on mask guidance
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, pressed the director of the Centers for Disease Control this week on whether young kids should wear face masks. In a recorded House Appropriations Subcommittee […]
Roll call: Tracking missed votes in the 2021 legislative session
How many votes did lawmakers from Southwest Washington miss over the course of the 2021 state legislative session? According to a tracker from the Washington Policy Center, they had pretty decent […]
Herrera Beutler to support Cheney through GOP ouster
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, will stick by her fellow embattled, moderate GOP colleague Rep. Liz Cheney as top Republicans push to strip Cheney of her leadership position. Cheney, the […]
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, Yung 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 […]