Author: Jake Thomas

Adrian Cortes, a Battle Ground city councilor who is running as a Democrat against Republican Clark County Councilor Gary Medvigy, wants you to know that he’s also against raising taxes. […]

When the Washington Legislature adjourned just before midnight on Sunday, lawmakers were able to finish up a 105-day, budget-writing session on time for the first time in 10 years. To […]

A coalition of local governments and one business group has put out a report outlining the $222 billion in investments in Washington’s highways, bridges, freight rail, ports, rural broadband and […]

On Thursday, legislative Democrats had announced that they had reached a deal on a two-year budget for state government. It's good news for legislators hoping to finish their work and go […]

There have been plenty of bills this legislative session that have gotten people all worked up, and the most recent concerned giving nurses breaks during their shifts. This week, a […]

Since Clark County saw an outbreak of measles in early 2019, Dr. Alan Melnick, who serves as Public Health director and Clark County health officer, has frequently had to turn […]

Earlier this week, Battle Ground City Councilmember Adrian Cortes announced that he was running for the Clark County Council seat currently held by Republican Gary Medvigy. But a look at filings […]

Things got a little bit emotional at last night’s Battle Ground City Council meeting where Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson and others tried to convince the council to take action […]

UPDATE: Battle Ground officials upheld Patriot Prayer's permit for Sunday's rally. If you’ve been in Battle Ground the last few weeks, you might’ve seen Joey Gibson, of right-wing group Patriot Prayer, […]

Didn’t we just have an election for county offices? It sure feels like we did. Yet somehow one of the first emails in my inbox that greeted me this morning contained […]