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Opinion: The 2025 Washington Legislative Session – Small business, taxation, and business regulation
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center outlines how the 2025 legislative session’s new taxes and regulations will impact small businesses across Washington state.
Opinion: The Antifa Revolution
Nancy Churchill argues that violence and censorship by far-left activists in Seattle represent a Marxist revolution targeting religious freedom and traditional values.
Opinion: MAX costs and reduced service at TriMet
A new opinion column from Rep. John Ley examines rising TriMet costs, declining ridership, proposed tax hikes, and the impact on Clark County’s transit future.
Letter: Strengthening Medicaid for those in need
Camas resident Anna Miller expresses concerns about Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse, citing comments from Dr. Mehmet Oz and advocating for measures to prioritize those most in need.
Letter: ‘Freedom is not free’
Area resident Bob Zak reflects on the meaning of Memorial Day, the responsibilities of citizenship, and the importance of honoring military service members.
POLL: Should fireworks be banned in unincorporated Clark County?
Should fireworks be banned in unincorporated Clark County?
Opinion: ‘I am absolutely disgusted by lawmakers and educators who have been successful in reducing parental rights’
Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance voices concern over recent changes to parental rights legislation in Washington state and urges support for education alternatives.
Letter: ‘Objectivity to scientific decision-making should be present in government officials’
Vancouver resident Michael Glynn questions Clark County’s scientific objectivity in development decisions near a bald eagle nest.
Opinion: Governor Ferguson signs the largest tax increase in Washington’s history into law
Mark Harmsworth critiques Washington’s new budget, calling it the largest tax increase in state history and warning that its burdens on businesses and consumers outweigh the benefits.
Opinion: Work? Strike? Whatever; Employers now required to pay union members not to work
A new Washington law allows striking workers to collect unemployment benefits, a move Elizabeth New argues will unfairly burden employers and encourage more frequent and prolonged strikes.
Opinion: Parent notification of medical services, mental health issues involving students is removed
A new Washington state law removes parental notification requirements for student medical and mental health issues, reversing protections established by a 2023 voter-approved initiative.
Opinion: ‘Vancouver doesn’t have to end up like Portland or LA’
Clark County Matters urges Vancouver’s mayor and City Council to act now to restrict public homeless camps, warning that inaction could mirror outcomes seen in Portland and Los Angeles.
Opinion: ‘Governor Ferguson agrees parents have no rights’
Let’s Go Washington founder Brian Heywood criticized Governor Ferguson for signing HB 1296, calling it a direct attack on parental rights in Washington.
Opinion: What is liberty worth?
Nancy Churchill explores how the lure of federal funding erodes local control, using real examples from Washington and rural America.
Opinion: Prescription price controls and rationing would undermine the innovation that has saved so many
Todd Myers argues that U. S. adoption of prescription price controls would endanger future medical innovation and limit patient access to life-changing treatments.
Opinion: HB 1217 – Rent control is law … or is it?
Vancouver resident Bill Black challenges the enforceability of Washington’s new rent control law, HB 1217, warning it may worsen the state’s housing shortage.
Letter: ‘Marie (Gluesenkamp Perez) sadly fails to recognize the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death’
Vancouver resident Ann Makar shares her letter to Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and criticizes her stance on the sanctity of human life.
Letter: ‘Anyone from the majority party listening?’
In a letter to the editor, area resident Bob Zak argues that HB 1163 is unconstitutional and criticizes the legislative majority for supporting it.