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POLL: Are you in favor or against having a high minimum wage?
Washington’s minimum wage will increase to $15.74 in 2023, the highest statewide average in the country. Some believe it destroys jobs, reduces available work hours and causes inflation. Are you in…
Opinion: California dreaming on tax relief
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center states that it is long past time for state officials to prioritize broad-based tax relief for Washingtonians.
Letter: ‘We are being threatened on all fronts’
Sandra Tobias expresses her support for Congressional candidate Joe Kent.
Letter: ‘With Washington state back on track, the effort will set an example for the rest of the country’
Vancouver resident David Collier offers support for Jeremy Baker in the race for state representative in the 49th District.
Opinion: Local watchdog sends cease and desist letter to state on capital gains income tax rules
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center believes it is ‘troubling that DOR won’t commit to not collecting the capital gains income tax’
Opinion: Secretly negotiated state government pay raises to cost taxpayers more than $1 billion
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center offers an update of what the government employee unions describe as the ‘largest compensation package’ in history.
Opinion: Markets and innovation, not government, are the key to reducing climate change risk
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center states ‘the simple truth is that the more you care about climate change, the less you should rely on the promises of politicians. ’
Letter: ‘I urge legislators and other community leaders to keep working together today and in the coming months to ensure more students like me can succeed in education after high school’
Battle Ground resident Jaelyn Sotelo shares her thoughts on the need to expand access to financial aid and other support for students.
Opinion: Washington minimum wage for 2023 to be $15.74 per hour
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center points out that the results of a high artificial minimum wage are exactly the opposite of the proponents desired result.
POLL: Did the Clark County Council make the right decision when creating a new Jail Services Department, taking management of the jail away from the Sheriff’s Office?
Did the Clark County Council make the right decision when creating a new Jail Services Department, taking management of the jail away from the Sheriff’s Office?
Opinion: Next step for Inslee’s permanent vaccine mandate
Elizabeth Hovde shares why the Washington Policy Center recommends the Legislature repeal this mandate when it meets this coming January.
Opinion: Governor agrees to keep future government employee compensation talks secret
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center states, ‘state and local government employment contracts should not be negotiated in secret. ’
Letter: All of the ‘small business struggles that she was complaining about are basically self-inflicted’
James Clark offers his thoughts on claims made by Congressional Candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Opinion: State agency is making rules for Inslee’s permanent vaccine mandate
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center reports that even though Washington’s state of emergency ends in October, that won’t take away the vaccine mandate on some state employees.
Letter: Jail Services takeover is the latest example of how the Democrat-controlled bureaucracy works
Area resident Rob Anderson expresses his displeasure for the Clark County Council’s decision to create a new Jail Services Department.
Letter: ‘I am very glad we have Marie Gluesenkamp Perez running’
Brush Prairie resident Anne Brock offers her support for Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Letter: Stephanie McClintock for State representative, 18th District, position 1
Vancouver resident Kristi Valentine offers her support for McClintock in the Nov. 8 general election.
Opinion: Who will defend freedom of speech?
David Marks shares that ‘a better world can only emerge from the crises on our planet with resolute adherence to the highest standards of freedom of expression. ’