transportation
Are transportation projects twice as expensive in Washington state? Maybe.
Throughout the debate on a statewide plan to raise money for transportation projects, many Republican legislators pointed to this statistic: Washington state's transportation projects cost twice as much as similar projects […]
Stonier talks CRC at town hall, says feds should pay for a new bridge
State Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, said during a town hall meeting on Tuesday that even though she voted against a transportation package that would have helped pay for the Columbia […]
King to address public in Vancouver next month after Legislature failed to pass transportation revenue
During the Legislature's off-season, state Sen. Curtis King will travel the state and beat the drum for transportation reforms and the need to pass a transportation package. King, R-Yakima, announced a […]
Sen. Eide holds out hope for CRC
Although governors in Washington and Oregon said they were pulling the plug on the Columbia River Crossing project, state Sen. Tracey Eide, D-Federal Way, pointed out on Friday that "we […]
Clark County GOP passes resolutions to oppose CRC, abolish IRS
The Clark County Republican Party's central committee unanimously passed a resolution earlier this month that "strongly objects to the use of public monies funding the Columbia River Crossing project as […]
Herrera Beutler using a new statistic when talking about CRC’s impact to upriver companies
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, has expressed concerns several times that the Columbia River Crossing project will harm metal fabrication businesses located upstream of the new bridge. But the […]
Sen. King offers new transportation plan without CRC money, isn’t hopeful it will go anywhere
State Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, has found himself in an odd position. As co-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, he took a shot at creating a compromise transportation tax package […]
100 years ago state lawmakers passed transportation spending, skipped money for a Columbia River bridge
Sure, the debate over a statewide transportation tax package and a Columbia River bridge has been contentious among state lawmakers this year. It's unlikely, however, that the transportation debate will […]
Orcutt points out most of the 1-5 Skagit River bridge still standing
State Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, received national attention earlier this year when he said bicyclists contribute to climate change by breathing heavily and therefore emitting carbon dioxide into the air. […]