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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Why Patriot Prayer has been holding rallies in Battle Ground

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, […]

Benton cleared of violating political activity law

Here’s some news that Don Benton will welcome. The former state senator and Clark County Environmental Services Director has a history of feuding with the media, opposition Democrats and even a […]

$125M in sales tax dodging subsidizes bad Portland traffic, says economist

Tax evasion, to the tune of roughly $127 million per year, accounts for 10 to 20 percent of Columbia River bridge traffic, according to an analysis by a Portland economist, […]

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