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Rep. Harris’ negligent driving bill survives cutoff
A bill from 17th District Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, that would allow judges to impose criminal penalties in cases of negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable victim survived […]
Two bills from Rep. Waters survive committee cutoff
Freshman legislator state Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson, from the 17th District has two alcohol-related bills that survived Friday’s legislative session cutoff for bills to make it out of committee. House Bill […]
County council debates Black History Month language
A proclamation in support of Black History Month will need some fine tuning before all members of the Clark County Council are willing to sign it. The council reviewed a draft […]
Washington congressional delegation applauds EPA ban on Pebble mine project
Southwest Washington’s congressional delegation voiced their support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent decision to prevent the proposed Pebble mine project at Bristol Bay in Alaska. The proposed gold and copper […]
State lawmakers have more than 1,300 bills to tackle during 2023 session
They say America is a land of laws. The number of laws governing our citizens continues to grow each year and Washington is certainly no exception. Legislators have introduced more […]
Vancouver City Council split on ranked choice voting
In last November’s election, Clark County residents voted down a charter amendment to adopt ranked choice voting for county elected offices. Just over 58 percent of voters opposed the new […]
Wilson ready to fight wealth tax proposal
State Democratic lawmakers on Thursday rolled out a proposal to create a state wealth tax on financial assets above $250 million. The tax would add an estimated $3 billion to […]
County councilors sign up for committee assignments
The Clark County Council held its annual planning retreat Wednesday. Along with discussing updates to the county charter, rules of procedure and open meetings laws, the councilors also signed up […]
County council wrangles with code amendments
The Clark County Council’s Jan. 17 public hearing on biannual code amendments will include one item no one seems ready to discuss – minimum landscaping and recreation requirements for multifamily […]
Speakership stalemate taxes Perez’s patience
Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California continues to face loss after loss in his days-long campaign to become House Speaker. Meanwhile, Democratic Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez argues the historic stalemate […]