Author: Stevie Mathieu
More notes on the Columbia River Crossing
As the embattled Columbia River Crossing project approaches what many call a make-or-break moment, there's no shortage of opinions circulating about the Interstate-5 Bridge replacement. Here are just a few: Sweet […]
Dueling Columbia River Crossing videos
Supporters and opponents of the Columbia River Crossing project have both released videos to help make their cases. The first video is posted on the website of the Columbia River […]
Inslee: tax package with CRC a top priority in special session
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee and state lawmakers controlling the Senate continued to share different views on the Columbia River Crossing as they convened for the first day of a special […]
McKenna ballot chaser gets slightly less than expected from GOP
Vancouver's Fred Swink, who waited six months to be paid for helping Rob McKenna's gubernatorial campaign, says he did receive a check in the mail from the state Republican Party, […]
GOP heavy hitters working to strengthen power in state Senate
After a special election this November, Republicans in the state Senate hope their delicate majority coalition will grow by one more member: Jan Angel. Angel, a Republican from Port Orchard who […]
Nearly 6 months later, McKenna campaign helpers will be paid
Vancouver's Fred Swink knows it's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. The 2012 elections were two days away, and Swink had done all he could to stump for Mitt Romney […]
Immigration reform rally to take place Wednesday in Esther Short Park
Immigration reform advocates will put more pressure on U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Wednesday evening, when they’re planning to march from her Vancouver office to Esther Short Park. Senators in Congress […]
Lynnwood man taking up Milem’s redistricting fight
In the final years of his life, Vancouver's John Milem was on a quest to change the way the state redraws its voter district lines. Unfortunately, Milem's rare form of […]
$450 million for CRC clears House committee hurdle, introduced in Senate
The Columbia River Crossing's best bet for securing $450 million from Washington state this year advanced out of a House committee today. That proposal, a transportation revenue package that raises taxes […]