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Letter: Heidi St. John is not a spoiler candidate
Clark County resident Stephen Mosier claims ‘there is zero evidence to connect Heidi’s campaign to an underground effort to support Beutler. ’
Opinion: S&P says credit strength for Washington is no state income tax
The State Treasurer put out a press release last week highlighting Washington’s strong credit rating and the impact on bond sale savings.
Opinion: Plenty of reasons exist why current I-5 Bridge replacement project should be paused, if not scrapped altogether
Editor Ken Vance comments on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program team’s Modified Locally Preferred Alternative and the overwhelming support it is getting from the majority of area elected off…
Opinion: More exemptions sought, and more on the way, as people seek escape hatch from inadequate long-term-care program and burdensome payroll tax
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states ‘the hits keep coming to individual and family budgets in a state where lawmakers prefer increased government spending and new state programs…
POLL: Does the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program team’s proposed I-5 Bridge replacement adequately address traffic congestion issues?
Does the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program team’s proposed I-5 Bridge replacement adequately address traffic congestion issues?
Opinion: What is the governor agreeing to in secret union employee compensation talks?
Did you know the Governor’s office is currently negotiating pay and compensation with state employee unions for the state’s 2023-25 budget?
Letter: ‘Kent’s dirty-tricks campaign and his attacks on job creators grew thin a year ago’
Vancouver resident Terry Busch calls on Joe Kent to drop out of the 3rd Congressional District race.
Opinion: State’s new tax on CO2 emissions projected to add 46 cents per gallon to the cost of gas
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center reports the potential impact of the new tax on businesses, including a possible $6. 8 million in new taxes for the Camas-based WaferTech semiconductor plant.
Letter: Clark County Council Candidates Forum – Wed., July 20 6-8 p.m. at the Black Pearl on the Columbia
‘We just celebrated our country’s 246th birthday, now, let’s protect it by being informed voters’
Op-ed: Clark County Councilor and candidate Dick Rylander shares what he’s learned so far
Rylander shares a look at where the property tax paid by area residents really goes.
Court in swing state bans use of absentee ballot drop boxes
The state Supreme Court in Wisconsin, a key swing state that was the scene of a variety of 2020 presidential election misbehaviors, has banned the use of absentee ballot drop boxes.
Opinion: WEA asks state supreme court to do what voters won’t on income taxes
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses how income tax advocates hope to use the new capital gains income tax to get the state supreme court justices to change the rules of the game.
The new pandemic is long COVID — and it’s destroying lives
Exclusive: Joel S. Hirschhorn covers latest reporting on the travails of millions of sufferers.
Opinion: Another minimum wage, job killing initiative is on the ballot in Tukwila this fall
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center discusses the harm imposed by a high minimum wage.
Opinion: A look at Washington’s fentanyl crisis
In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill discusses the failures that contributed to the crisis and also possible ways to fight the crisis
Opinion: An open letter to this nation’s educators
Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler outlines the work that should be the focus of teachers.
Letter: ‘Will Chair Mattila resign?’
Vancouver resident Mark Moore accepts Clark County Republican Party Chairman Joel Mattila’s invitation to cite examples of how he has ignored the will of the body.
Opinion: State environmental reports on CO2 and Snake River dams contradicted by their own sources
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center discusses the need to determine whether these reports are a sincere effort at finding the truth or just a façade to reach a predetermined conclusion.