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Zarelli's levy-swap idea still alive and kicking
Ridgefield Republican Joe Zarelli might have resigned from the state Senate in May, but one of his policy ideas was a topic of talk at last week’s press briefing on […]
Zarelli’s levy-swap idea still alive and kicking
Ridgefield Republican Joe Zarelli might have resigned from the state Senate in May, but one of his policy ideas was a topic of talk at last week’s press briefing on […]
Corrections facility workers rally in Olympia ahead of session
And now, a dispatch from Lucas Wiseman, The Columbian's new intern covering the 2013 Washington Legislature: OLYMPIA -- Six Clark County residents on Thursday morning helped protest against what they […]
Expect legislators to discuss mass shootings next session
In the aftermath high-profile shootings at the Clackamas mall and at an elementary school in Connecticut, several legislators from Clark County say they expect to have difficult discussions in the […]
Clark County philanthropist chimes in on fiscal cliff deal
And now, a dispatch from our new demographics reporter, Erin Middlewood: When editors asked me to look into who in Clark County would pay more under the fiscal-cliff deal provision […]
Herrera Beutler votes against her party on 1 ‘fiscal cliff’ proposal
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler is split on the two bills House Republicans promoted last month to resolve the “fiscal cliff.” While Herrera Beutler appears to stand by her fellow Republicans […]
Political sign thief pays his dues
From the desk of court reporter Paris Achen: The 66-year-old Vancouver man who gained YouTube infamy last summer after he was captured on camera in a florescent yellow bicycle getup swiping […]
Pike considering bill to arm public school teachers
Just weeks away from her first legislative session, state Rep.-elect Liz Pike, R-Camas, is talking about drafting a bill that would allow teachers to carry guns in school. The proposal comes […]
Think tank explains how same-sex marriage won in Wash.
Same-sex marriage advocates were successful in persuading many Washington state voters this election season by emphasizing the desire of same-sex couples to commit to each other. That's according to a […]
In Clark County, church trumps beer
In case you had a longing to know whether Clark County residents talk more about beer or church, your prayers have been answered, sort of. It turns out people in […]