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WA gets $538M in delayed COVID-era payments from FEMA
Politics

WA gets $538M in delayed COVID-era payments from FEMA

FEMA is sending $538M to Washington state health departments and hospital systems for COVID-era costs after years of delays.

May 15, 2026

Opinion: When you’ve lost Christine Gregoire, you’ve lost Washington
Opinion

Opinion: When you’ve lost Christine Gregoire, you’ve lost Washington

Former Gov. Gregoire says Washington's $80B budget reflects a spending problem, not an income problem.

May 15, 2026

Letter: Present bridge plan has been in the expensive and unworkable planning stage far too long with no real end in sight
Opinion

Letter: Present bridge plan has been in the expensive and unworkable planning stage far too long with no real end in sight

Brush Prairie resident Bob Mattila argues the I-5 Bridge plan doubles costs by including light rail on the span.

May 15, 2026

Letter:  Stop turning gas prices into war propaganda
Opinion

Letter: Stop turning gas prices into war propaganda

Camas resident Tony Teso fires back at Jonathan Hines, arguing militarism won't lower fuel costs for working families.

May 15, 2026

Letter: When the city of Vancouver’s own photos prove the problem
Opinion

Letter: When the city of Vancouver’s own photos prove the problem

Over 5,000 Vancouver police photos obtained via FOIA show repeated cleanup notices and the same conditions returning.

May 14, 2026

Opinion:  What would it take for elected officials to believe high earners are leaving Washington?
Opinion

Opinion: What would it take for elected officials to believe high earners are leaving Washington?

Capital gains tax collections fell more than 50% in 2024 despite a 25% stock market gain that year.

May 13, 2026

Opinion: IBR creates 50,000 road refugees
Opinion

Opinion: IBR creates 50,000 road refugees

Lars Larson argues IBR's tolling plan would push 50,000 daily commuters off I-5 onto I-205.

May 13, 2026

Opinion: It’s time to save taxpayers from Sound Transit’s strategic misrepresentation
Opinion

Opinion: It’s time to save taxpayers from Sound Transit’s strategic misrepresentation

Sound Transit's ST3 rail program faces a $35 billion shortfall, and Southwest Washington taxpayers could bear new costs.

May 13, 2026

Opinion: A tax scam based on a climate lie
Opinion

Opinion: A tax scam based on a climate lie

Nancy Churchill argues the CCA costs families 52+ cents per gallon while missing every emissions target.

May 13, 2026

Letter: Why Washington state families are paying for local & foreign policy failures at the pump
Opinion

Letter: Why Washington state families are paying for local & foreign policy failures at the pump

Jonathan Hines argues Washington's $0.554/gal fuel tax turns global instability into a state windfall.

May 12, 2026

Opinion: Clark County Council Is giddy about wasting your money on electric vehicles
Opinion

Opinion: Clark County Council Is giddy about wasting your money on electric vehicles

A $400,000 electric backhoe runs only four hours before needing a recharge, costing triple its diesel equivalent.

May 12, 2026

Opinion: Washington state is moving to punish superintendents who tell parents the truth about their own children
Opinion

Opinion: Washington state is moving to punish superintendents who tell parents the truth about their own children

PESB's May 15 vote could strip superintendents of their careers for notifying parents about their child's school gender transition.

May 12, 2026

Letter: ‘Don’t take the deal’
Opinion

Letter: ‘Don’t take the deal’

Camas resident Tony Teso calls Nancy Churchill’s column a partisan recruitment pitch disguised as personal awakening.

May 11, 2026

State Representative John Ley files for re-election to Washington House District 18, Position 2
Politics

State Representative John Ley files for re-election to Washington House District 18, Position 2

Rep. John Ley cites I-5 tolling, a 9.9% income tax, and a $4B pension raid among his top battles in Olympia.

May 11, 2026

County’s Commission on Aging to discuss intergenerational housing alternatives
Politics

County’s Commission on Aging to discuss intergenerational housing alternatives

Bridge Meadows and Cathedral Park CoHousing professionals join Clark County's Commission on Aging May 18.

May 11, 2026

Let’s Go Washington prepares to gather signatures for income tax repeal effort
Politics

Let’s Go Washington prepares to gather signatures for income tax repeal effort

Let's Go Washington needs 308,911 signatures by July 2 to put the income tax before voters in November.

May 8, 2026

Letter: ‘Once you decide your political opponents are sick, you don't have to listen to anything they say’
Opinion

Letter: ‘Once you decide your political opponents are sick, you don't have to listen to anything they say’

Camas resident Tony Teso argues Ken Vance's column reframes political disagreement as mental illness to avoid engaging on substance.

May 8, 2026

Opinion: Greg Johnson’s $2 million contract delivered a huge mess
Opinion

Opinion: Greg Johnson’s $2 million contract delivered a huge mess

Johnson's $1.9M pay coincided with IBR costs tripling and construction timeline doubling to 20 years.

May 8, 2026