Author: Katy Sword

The future of marijuana is filled with uncertainty. Since U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rolled back Obama-era policies, municipalities with legalized marijuana are on edge. Sessions could bring back a more heavy-handed […]

When news broke that 17 were killed Wednesday at Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Paul Hamann picked up the phone and called Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, as he’s done […]

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., joined the bipartisan likes of Senators Rand Paul, R-Ky. and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and fellow Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon to urge the Senate Committee […]

Western Values Project Action is at it again. In December, the Whitefish, Mont.-based group spent $1 million to push ads calling on Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, to protect […]

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, doesn’t want to “feed the beast.” The beast to which she refers is social media. Herrera Beutler stopped by the Columbian office last week and […]

Last week the city of Vancouver announced Natasha Ramras would fill the chief financial officer role permanently. Ramras has been serving as interim since October when then-CFO Lloyd Tyler died […]

A strange chronicle continues for Sen. Patty Murray supporters. For the last several years, mysterious letters have been left on doors either alluding to picking up litter and wanting to […]

2017 was a tough year for the Clark County Republican Party. Chair David Gellatly started his term in January, and has faced heavy criticism — including an attempted removal or […]

Someone is messing with the Dorothy Gasque campaign. Gasque is running as a Democrat for the 3rd Congressional District seat up for grabs in 2018. In late September, someone donated $100 […]

Former Ridgefield City Manager George Fox stirred up some controversy on the Facebook page of Vancouver City Councilor Jack Burkman. Burkman, who officially steps down Dec. 31, posted a link to the […]