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Opinion: Does the governor have the authority to order public employees to be vaccinated?
Opinion

Opinion: Does the governor have the authority to order public employees to be vaccinated?

Paul Guppy of the Washington Policy Center offers a judge’s analysis on whether Gov. Jay Inslee has the legal authority to do what he is doing.

Oct 20, 2021

Opinion: Why vote if the elections are corrupt?
Opinion

Opinion: Why vote if the elections are corrupt?

Nancy Churchill encourages Washingtonians to vote; she believes the alternative can provide disastrous results.

Oct 19, 2021

Opinion: Do we still need a state legislature?
Opinion

Opinion: Do we still need a state legislature?

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center believes we should demand our lawmakers stand up for their constitutional and elected responsibility to shape public policy and state governance.

Oct 18, 2021

POLL: Gov. Jay Inslee has now operated under his own emergency order to address the COVID-19 pandemic for 19 months. Is it time for that emergency order to come to an end?
Opinion

POLL: Gov. Jay Inslee has now operated under his own emergency order to address the COVID-19 pandemic for 19 months. Is it time for that emergency order to come to an end?

Gov. Jay Inslee has now operated under his own emergency order to address the COVID-19 pandemic for 19 months. Is it time for that emergency order to come to an end?

Oct 14, 2021

Opinion: The governor’s hardline vaccine mandate hurts the state, undermines the Legislature’s role and offers another example of why we need emergency powers reform
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Opinion: The governor’s hardline vaccine mandate hurts the state, undermines the Legislature’s role and offers another example of why we need emergency powers reform

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center discusses how Gov. Jay Inslee is ‘building division and targeting a group of Washingtonians. ’

Oct 14, 2021

Opinion: Are parents domestic terrorists?
Opinion

Opinion: Are parents domestic terrorists?

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill vows that the parents of the United States will stand up for freedom and ‘we will fight for our children. ’

Oct 14, 2021

Opinion: Governor’s vaccine mandate tramples individual choice
Opinion

Opinion: Governor’s vaccine mandate tramples individual choice

Rep. Vicki Kraft shares her latest thoughts on the impacts of Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandates on workers in Washington state.

Oct 13, 2021

Opinion: Long-term-care payroll tax — the state saw more than 110,000 exemption requests, as of Sunday
Opinion

Opinion: Long-term-care payroll tax — the state saw more than 110,000 exemption requests, as of Sunday

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides an update on those seeking an exemption from Washington’s new long-term-care payroll tax.

Oct 12, 2021

Letter: ‘I urge you to continue to support our students and programs in the Battle Ground Public Schools’
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Letter: ‘I urge you to continue to support our students and programs in the Battle Ground Public Schools’

Yacolt resident Ryan Cowl offers his support for the Battle Ground Public Schools levy.

Oct 12, 2021

Opinion: Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency order impacting insurance rates gets overruled
Opinion

Opinion: Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency order impacting insurance rates gets overruled

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides insight into a Friday ruling by a Thursday County Superior Court judge.

Oct 11, 2021

Letter: ‘Vancouver Public Schools: Creating a culture of confusion, fear and lies’
Opinion

Letter: ‘Vancouver Public Schools: Creating a culture of confusion, fear and lies’

Vancouver resident Valerie Anderson shares her recent experiences with Vancouver Public Schools’ mask mandate.

Oct 11, 2021

POLL: Should a reduction of traffic congestion be a requirement of an Interstate Bridge replacement project?
Opinion

POLL: Should a reduction of traffic congestion be a requirement of an Interstate Bridge replacement project?

Should a reduction of traffic congestion be a requirement of an Interstate Bridge replacement project?

Oct 8, 2021

Opinion: Washington Governor Jay Inslee agrees to $412 million in pay raises for union employees
Opinion

Opinion: Washington Governor Jay Inslee agrees to $412 million in pay raises for union employees

Jason Mercier, of the Washington Policy Center, offers details of Gov. Jay Inslee’s pay raise agreement with union employees.

Oct 7, 2021

Letter: Retraction required due to conflict of interest
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Letter: Retraction required due to conflict of interest

Letter writer Bob Ortblad believes an immersed tube tunnel under a channel near the center of the Columbia River should have been evaluated.

Oct 6, 2021

Opinion: School boards can keep more families from leaving public education by rejecting race politics and focusing on core learning
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Opinion: School boards can keep more families from leaving public education by rejecting race politics and focusing on core learning

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center discusses why families are pulling their children out of Washington’s public schools and what school board members should do.

Oct 6, 2021

Letter: League of Women Voters Clark County proud of its 101-year nonpartisan reputation
Opinion

Letter: League of Women Voters Clark County proud of its 101-year nonpartisan reputation

League of Women Voters Clark County president reminds area voters that the organization never endorses or recommends any candidate or political party

Oct 5, 2021

Opinion: Misinformation versus the First Amendment
Opinion

Opinion: Misinformation versus the First Amendment

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill asks, ‘who decides what information is true or false? ’

Oct 5, 2021

Opinion: Governor says only he can save lives
Opinion

Opinion: Governor says only he can save lives

In a one-on-one interview this week, Gov. Jay Inslee makes some eye-opening statements.

Oct 1, 2021