Author: Lauren Dake
Democrats tap Cleveland to lead on health care issues
Democrats picked Sen. Annette Cleveland, of Vancouver, to lead their caucus on health care issues. She was picked to be the ranking member of the Senate Health Care Committee this week. […]
Governors do not actually control whether refugees are allowed in the state
Exactly one week after more than one hundred people lost their lives in Paris, protesters appeared in Olympia to either oppose or show support for the welcoming of refugees into […]
Have you or a loved one been deployed overseas?
Former Congressman Brian Baird, a Democrat who once represented Southwest Washington, was speaking to a colleague in Congress about the man’s medical training. As Baird tells it, the colleague told him, […]
Southwest Washington veterans
Every November, U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, shares the stories of Southwest Washington’s veterans on her website. “It is my duty to honor our military veterans by making sure they […]
Social media and civic engagement
The majority of residents in Oregon and Washington’s major cities use social media. For anyone who has been in a coffee shop in Portland or Seattle recently and witnessed the number […]
JHB draws a challenger
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, has drawn a challenger. Angela Marx, a Democrat from Clark County, filed to run against Herrera Beutler to represent the Republican-leaning district. On her website, Marx […]
JHB creates Congressional caucus on maternity care
When U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, cruised to her third term last November, she said her first priority would be to create jobs in Southwest Washington. There were also hints […]
Speaker of the House, anyone? Anyone?
Last week U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, expressed doubt about who could handle the job as the next speaker of the House. “Whoever the next speaker is — I mean, […]
It’s possible to be partisan and polite: Moeller vs. Crain
This week, Jim Moeller, a fixture in the state House for more than a decade, announced he's giving up his seat to run for lieutenant governor. In Moeller’s most recent races, […]
US Rep. Dave Reichert won’t run for governor
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert ended speculation on Friday he would run for governor. Reichert isn’t the only Republican who passed on a run for the state’s top job this year. As The […]