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Opinion: We need a right-to-work constitutional amendment – here’s why
Madi Clark of the Mountain States Policy Center discusses the need for a right-to-work amendment.
Opinion: Eyes on the Board Act
Julie Barrett believes The Eyes on the Board Act is not just good policy, but it may be the very thing that starts turning our education system around and getting our students back on track.
POLL: Do you believe the city of Vancouver should be required to get public approval to take away traffic lanes as part of its Complete Streets ordinance?
Do you believe the city of Vancouver should be required to get public approval to take away traffic lanes as part of its Complete Streets ordinance?
Letter: May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Vancouver resident Wynn Grcich asks how Dr. Alan Melnick’s study on racism in health care going to benefit anyone?
Opinion: Anonymous letter shows how nasty the education debate can become
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center offers anecdotal evidence of how mean-spirited the public debate over education can become.
Opinion: Restore Election Confidence Initiative signature-gathering effort nears deadline
The Restore Election Confidence (REC) Initiative is in its final stage of signature gathering, with a deadline set for May 25, 2024.
Opinion: Would the passage of Initiative 2124 kill WA Cares?
Elizabeth New (Hovde) believes it’s likely that if the state’s new, mandatory long-term-care program was made optional for Washington state workers many would flee, leaving it unable to pay its way…
Opinion: Making sense of filing week
The week of May 6 to 10 was filing week in Washington state.
Opinion: For the love of mom, vote yes on I-2124
Let’s Go Washington Press Secretary Hallie Balch offers support for Initiative 2124, the Opt Out of State-Run Long Term Care Coverage Act.
POLL: Do you support Initiative 2124, which would make participation in WA Cares optional?
Do you support Initiative 2124, which would make participation in WA Cares optional?
Opinion: Look into all of WA Cares to know if it’s right for you
If I-2124 passes and a lot of Washington state workers choose not to participate in WA Cares, Elizabeth Hovde says lawmakers might have to give up on WA Cares.
Opinion: Unrealistic cougar management
The recovery of the cougar population is one of the success stories in Washington state.
Opinion: Drinking in a parked car
Target Zero Manager Doug Dahl discusses the issue of drinking in a parked car
Opinion: Remembering a giant of a man
Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance remembers one of his most influential mentors.
Opinion: State Board of Education pushes for more charter schools and calls for equitable funding
The State Board of Education just published its seventh Annual Report on the performance of Washington’s 18 charter public schools.
Opinion: The Interstate Bridge replacement is two years behind schedule
Joe Cortright of the City Observatory reports that the Interstate Bridge project’s Draft SEIS was supposed to be complete in December 2022 — It now won’t be done before December 2024.
Opinion: Aha moments are on the agenda for people analyzing WA Cares
The May 1 meeting of a WA Cares oversight commission made one thing super clear: There is going to be a lot of disappointment if WA Cares remains a mandatory program funded by 58 cents (or more) of…
POLL: Do you support the Washington State Republican Party’s endorsement of Semi Bird over Dave Reichert in the governor’s race?
Do you support the Washington State Republican Party’s endorsement of Semi Bird over Dave Reichert in the governor’s race?