Politics

Even more about the candidates vying to replace Orcutt

There were simply too many political issues to include in my story on the candidates in the 18th District Position 2 race, who are competing to replace state Rep. Ed […]

Herrera Beutler criticizes habitat plan to protect spotted owls

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, recently sent a letter to the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in opposition to the service's proposal to designate more forestland […]

Write-in Republican candidate surfaces to run against Vick

Republican legislative candidate Brandon Vick might not have it as easy as he expected this election season. Although the only other candidate to file in the race for Position 1 […]

How Our State’s Members Of Congress Voted Last Week

Here’s how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending June 29. Congress is in Independence Day recess until July 9. (A little background about why […]

Commissioners quiz Pike before Rivers’ Senate appointment

Liz Pike was determined to make the most of an unwanted nomination on Monday, when Clark and Cowlitz county commissioners appointed former state Rep. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, to the […]

Political forecaster says Herrera Beutler re-election a safe bet

It sounds a little hokey, but "Sabato's Crystal Ball" -- a project of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia -- has predicted the outcome of recent congressional […]

Local candidate Rae Lowery bursts into song during debate

Candidate Rae Lowery, running for the 20th District Senate seat, decided to take a different approach to the run-of-the-mill introductory statement during a recent debate hosted by the Thurston County […]

How Our State’s Members Of Congress Voted Last Week

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 […]

Pridemore faces challenge in top-two primary for state auditor

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 […]

How our state’s members of Congress voted last week

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 […]

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