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Opinion: Dissent in mask mandate court ruling encourages more emergency powers legislative oversight
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center explains why ‘It is time to end governance by press release and return to the normal public legislative process’
Opinion: State-employment vaccine mandate remains — but boosters for state employees will likely be incentivized, not required
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center points out that instead of patient-centered health decisions about COVID-19, made between doctors and patients, we have costly and coercive state giv…
Opinion: The plot thickens – Union negotiations appear able to alter Inslee’s booster-inclusive vaccine mandate for state employment
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center deciphers some conflicting information regarding an update to the booster-inclusive vaccine mandate for state employment.
Letter: Risking $2.5 billion
Bob Ortblad warns of what will happen if the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program team’s plan to politically pressure the Coast Guard to accept its Locally Preferred Alternative
Opinion: Washington state auditor identifies 62 federal audit findings against Washington agencies
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center points out that many of the violations were with accounting and use of federal COVID relief funds.
Opinion: A win for healthy forests
In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill discusses the recent Washington Supreme Court ruling that she feels is a win for the DNR, schools and the environment.
Opinion: Build Back Better ‘Light; passes the U.S. Senate – What it actually means for Americans
Dr. Roger Stark of the Washington Policy Center states ‘the Democrats had no mandate from the American public to pass this disaster.’
Opinion: Too often, when electricity demand peaks, wind disappears
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center discusses the belief that we can meet future energy needs with more wind power.
Opinion: State’s long-term-care law ‘is broken beyond repair’
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states the case why lawmakers need to repeal the state’s long-term-care law
Letter: Fire officials thank the community for support of Clark County Fire District 5’s levy lid lift
Vancouver Fire Department Chief Brennan Blue and Fire District 5 Administrator Jennifer Bethke share how passage of levy lid lift will be used to improve service to the community.
POLL: The Crime in Washington 2021 report indicated violent crime is up 12 percent and other crimes are up at similar rates. Do you feel that you and your property are safe?
The Crime in Washington 2021 report indicated violent crime is up 12 percent and other crimes are up at similar rates. Do you feel that you and your property is safe?
Opinion: Dept. of Ecology report confirms WPC’s cost projections for the new low-carbon fuel law
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center shares the information that confirms WPC was right that the new law does indeed raise gas prices.
Opinion: ‘The information that I used as my impetus for getting the vaccine was completely false’
Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares his own story about the decision to receive a COVID vaccination.
Opinion: Fewer firefighters due to vaccine mandate should make us hot under the collar
Elizabeth Hovde shares a story of how Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for state employees could drastically reduce the number of volunteer firefighters available to help fight large…
Opinion: Excluding representatives from policymaking isn’t OK: Kreidler’s emergency rule gets overturned
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center addresses why the concept of one-man rule for policy decisions is a bad idea
Opinion: The Washington Crime Clock
In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill provides numbers from report that suggest Washington state public safety is ‘collapsing.’
Opinion: Political rhetoric is poisoning the well of effective climate action
Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center points to an abundance of technologies that can effectively reduce CO2 emissions but those are being intentionally overlooked by many politicians
Letter: ‘Change is needed at the CCSO and David (Shook) brings the responsible change we need’
Vancouver resident Michael Ramon offers an endorsement for Sheriff candidate David Shook