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Here’s how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending June 22. (A little background about why I’m re-posting this roll call report can be found […]

Democrat Craig Pridemore, who has served as a state senator for Clark County's 49th District since 2005, has two Democrats and one Republican to contend with in the Aug. 7 […]

Here’s how area senators voted on major issues in the week ending June 15. The House was in recess. (A little background about why I’m re-posting this roll call report […]

There are about six weeks left until the primary election, and legislative candidates from Clark County are busy trying to bring in more campaign endorsements. Eileen Qutub, a Republican running for […]

Following Gov. Chris Gregoire's press conference yesterday about federal aid needed for Japanese tsunami debris cleanup on Washington beaches, one reader asked what Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler has to say […]

When legislative candidates Julie Olson and Monica Stonier faced off in a meeting before The Columbian's editorial board on Thursday, Olson, a Republican, nearly gave Democratic state Rep. Tim Probst […]

Ralph Schmidt, the Democratic candidate for the state Senate seat in the 18th District, has raised $2,723 in cash and in-kind campaign contributions. His campaign fundraising report was not available […]

We all know social media is a growing tool for campaigning. But what about political mudslinging? A new account under the name "Shame on Josie" has launched on Twitter. The purpose of […]