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Clark County councilors take race talk to Facebook
Clark County councilors discuss many topics throughout the year, and some of them are small enough to not draw comments from them. But when it came to a recent discussion about systemic racism that has fostered numerous headlines recently, several councilors whose named haven’t appeared in headlines not only engaged in the lengthy talk; they […]
Voter forum to challenge county, state candidates
Looking to hear more from your candidates running for state and county office? The League of Women Voters of Clark County will hold its candidate forums on July 8 and 9th, ahead of the Aug. 4 primary election. The forums will not, however, include the candidates running for Congress in Washington’s Third Congressional District — […]
Rose Quarter project hits political speedbumps
We’re not quite to the end yet, but it’s safe to say that it’s been a rough week for the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter expansion project. The loss of support from a key community group sparked a round of complaints about the proposed project from elected officials in Portland and beyond. The proposed project seeks […]
Gubernatorial candidate calls for October lockdown
A candidate for governor is going all-in on preparing for the next wave of COVID-19, proposing a weekslong, statewide lockdown in October. Nate Herzog, a Lake Forest Park resident running for governor, is calling for a 16-day hiatus on all travel, save for press, medical personnel, first responders and infrastructure workers. He’s calling it a […]
Clark County Council chair denies systemic racism
Updated 5:30 p.m. Friday A leader with the League of United Latin American Citizens said Friday that the organization will “make every effort to join in the recall of Councilor Eileen Quiring” after the chair of the Clark County Council said Wednesday that she does not believe that systemic racism exists in the county. “I […]
Young Democrats back Biden, Long and county independents
The Young Democrats of Clark County have issued their endorsements for the 2020 election, a list that includes a lot of Democrats and few surprises. For president, the group is backing former Vice President Joe Biden. For the U.S. Congress, they’ve endorsed Carolyn Long, a Washington State University Vancouver professor seeking the district’s seat for […]
Clark County Council speaks out on systemic racism
The Clark County Council on Tuesday approved a resolution that recognizes systemic racism and injustice in the county. The resolution comes after weeks of protests sparked largely by the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis Police Department custody, along with several other deaths of unarmed Black individuals during contacts with police. Several protests have […]
Clark County claims CARES Act funding shortchange
Clark County is claiming that it should receive more than three times its initial allotment of CARES Act funding from the state of Washington. The county has received $26,867,500 in the federal aid that was approved in March. But a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee signed unanimously by county councilors Thursday claims that the county should […]
Congresswoman receives bipartisanship award
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, a Republican from Battle Ground, was one of 30 lawmakers this week to earn an award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recognizing bipartisanship. This year marked the first for the Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship. According to the Chamber of Commerce, the award went to members of Congress who sponsored the […]
Letters, endorsements and confusing branding
A spokesperson for Carolyn Long, a Democrat running for Congress in southwest Washington, has apologized after the campaign released a statement that inaccurately implied the candidate had been endorsed by the Longview Daily News. She hasn’t been, just to clarify. The Daily News, like The Columbian, hasn’t issued its endorsements for the 2020 Congressional race […]