All Politics is Local
What two local Republican legislators had to say about this year’s budget process
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 home by Sunday, April 28, the last scheduled day for the session. But it’s bad news for anyone who’s interested in seeing or commenting […]
What a Clark County legislator didn’t like about a bill giving nurses breaks
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 Clark County legislator has found something else objectionable surrounding the bill. The substance of the bill hasn’t been as heated as remarks made by Republican […]
National Republicans: Herrera Beutler could be vulnerable
Looks like Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: Washington’s 3rd Congressional District could flip in 2020. The district, represented by Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, was identified as one of the eight most vulnerable Republican-held areas in the country by the National Republican Congressional Committee on Friday. The eight representatives on the NRCC’s list […]
What Clark County’s public health officer had to say about two state senators vaccine bill speeches
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 his attention toward pushing back against questionable claims made about vaccinations. Now, he’s pushing back on the claims made by two state senators. On Wednesday, […]
Campaign funding frontrunners (so far)
So far, nine people are in the running for four city council seats in 2019. Primary elections aren’t until August, but who’s gotten a jump start on fundraising so far? According to the Public Disclosure Commission, that crown belongs squarely on the head of Ty Stober. The incumbent seeking a second term in the Position […]
Who was the first person to file to run for county council this fall
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 with the state Public Disclosure Commission shows that Cortes, a Democrat, wasn’t the first to file for the position. On January 9, local Republican […]
How often does Herrera Beutler vote the party line?
If Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler were to earn a grade in Republicanism, she’d have a clean C-average. That’s according to the latest ratings from the American Conservative Union Foundation, a prominent right-wing lobbying organization. She voted the party line 76 percent of the time last year. That was the metric used by the ACU to […]
Herrera Beutler pushes for vote on ‘Abortion Survivors’ bill
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, signed a petition Tuesday to bring the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the House floor for a vote. S. 311 would “prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted […]
What happened when Patriot Prayer went to Battle Ground City Council
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 against a gun control initiative passed by voters last fall. During the meeting, there was talk about voter nullification, Nazi Germany, sheeple and Gov. Jay […]
Surprise. Turlay’s endorsing Stewart.
In a twist that will shock exactly no one, Bill Turlay is endorsing Jeanne Stewart for Vancouver City Council Position 6. Stewart, who announced Wednesday that she’s running for a seat on the city council after 20 years spent in and out of (but mostly in) city and county government, was something of a Yoda […]