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Fiscal Fallout: WA budget spending increased by 230% since 2001
Washington's state operating budget reached $80.7B for 2025-27, a 230% increase since the 2001-03 biennium.
Washington’s Board of Education proposes new high school graduation requirements
Washington's Board of Education proposes shifting from 17 to 15 core credits while expanding personalized pathway credits from three to five.
Opinion: What is pushing Washington’s gas prices above $5 again? Two truths and one myth
Myers argues Washington's CCA adds about 52 cents per gallon, a claim Ecology disputed but its own commissioned study supports.
Opinion: No surprise! West Coast climate policies drive the high cost of gas
New research links Washington's Climate Commitment Act and Carbon Fuel Standard to gas price increases of $0.41 to $0.48 per gallon.
Opinion: Clark County deserves better – Indivisible’s hatred and the candidates chasing their support
Rob Anderson raises concerns about three Clark County Auditor candidates seeking support from Indivisible Greater Vancouver.
VIDEO: How high taxes, regulations are crushing three Washington businesses
Three Washington business leaders say rising taxes and regulations are pushing expansion and relocation out of state.
New effort underway to understand WA’s budget shortfalls
An 18-person bipartisan panel launched Monday to examine why structural deficits keep emerging in Washington's $80.2 billion operating budget.
Opinion: What the state's own data says about Superintendent Reykdal's budget claims
State data show real tax burden per resident rose roughly 44% since 2004, contradicting Reykdal's fiscal restraint claims.
Vancouver Police Officers' Guild raises concerns over new non-enforcement directives
Vancouver officers directed not to arrest for theft, trespass, and drug offenses amid budget concerns, guild says.
Letter: Is Eileen Quiring O'Brien qualified to be our next Clark County auditor?
Anna Miller argues Eileen Quiring O'Brien's decades in elected office make her the right choice for Clark County Auditor.
Opinion: Supreme Court slate – Your primary vote may decide Washington’s future
Nancy Churchill profiles four Republican-backed candidates for Washington Supreme Court seats ahead of the August 4 primary.
Fire and arson investigation concludes playground fire was intentionally set
Investigators say the July 20 fire that destroyed Oakbrook Park's play structure, causing $100,000 in damage, was deliberately set.
City of Washougal announces upcoming retirement of City Manager David Scott
David Scott joined Washougal in 2010 and leaves behind nearly 17 years of service and a 40-year public-sector career.
Letter: ‘A strike is the withdrawal of labor in a dispute the employer co-produces at the bargaining table’
Washougal's Anthony Teso argues Senate Bill 5041 removes a structural tilt favoring employers in labor disputes.
Letter: How rational are our city taxes?
Vancouver resident Jim McConnell compares city budgets per capita, placing Vancouver at $12,000 per person.
Opinion: ‘I didn't become a Republican because it was the easier choice’
Nurse and LD49 candidate Sarah Mittelman describes leaving the Democratic Party as the honest choice, not the easier one.
Fatal crash reported on road in Yacolt Burn State Forest
A man died after his Toyota Tacoma left a gravel road, struck a stump, and rolled down an embankment in Yacolt Burn State Forest.
Letter: John Braun for Congress – Navy captain, business leader, and state senator
Despite worsening congestion, hurting freight, and raising tolls, Perez supports the IBR bridge plan. John Braun supports replacing the bridge with a focus on congestion relief and road safety, not…