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Will Clark County really spend $1 million on artwork at a new jail?

As you might’ve heard, estimates for the cost of a new Clark County jail came in hot.  Last year, the county assembled a blue-ribbon commission tasked with evaluating the county’s options […]

County Council takes another look at how it handles appointments

The Clark County home rule charter isn’t necessarily in conflict with federal law, but the county council would like to shine a little bit more light on how it appoints […]

Wylie gets more committee work

Being a member of the Legislature means lots of meetings and lots of work on committees. Although the Legislature wrapped up its work in April, one member of Clark County’s […]

What’s a filing fee petition?

In order to run for Vancouver City Council, you need to jump through some hoops. Namely: filing a candidacy with the Clark County Election's office, including paying a filing fee […]

Have candidates for the special county council race raised any money yet?

It’s after Memorial Day and it’s just two months away from the August primary, so let’s check in on who’s giving money in the special election for Clark County Council. […]

The Phantom Maureen

There’s a certain finesse to covering city council primary elections. You want to give each candidate a fair shake while framing the election for the reader in a useful way. Our […]

Brian Baird’s project to elect centrists is over

Remember that time when a Democrat from Southwest Washington and a Republican from the Puget Sound area got together to form a new political action committee to support “independent, centrist-minded […]

Adrian Cortes found Gary Medvigy’s interview on Lars Larson concerning

When Republican Clark County Councilor appeared on the Lars Larson Show earlier this week, he had mostly nice things to say about the county, didn’t directly bad-mouth anyone and didn’t […]

Congresswoman is ‘deeply disappointed’ in the Port of Vancouver

Look, guys. She’s not mad. Just disappointed. In an open statement to the Port of Vancouver’s board of commissioners, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, said she was “deeply disappointed to […]

Gary Medvigy was very diplomatic on the Lars Larson Show

As Gary Medvigy steps up his campaign to retain his seat on the Clark County Council, he made an appearance yesterday on the Lars Larson Show, a local conservative talk […]

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