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POLL: How do you think higher impact fees for school districts affect housing affordability in Clark County?
Opinion

POLL: How do you think higher impact fees for school districts affect housing affordability in Clark County?

Clark County Council raised impact fees for La Center, Hockinson, and Woodland school districts, drawing pushback from the Building Industry Association.

Sep 17, 2026

WA high court tosses natural gas measure approved by voters
Politics

WA high court tosses natural gas measure approved by voters

The WA Supreme Court struck down I-2066 in a 6-3 ruling, finding it covered four distinct subjects in violation of the single-subject rule.

Sep 17, 2026

County seeks applicants for Community Action Advisory Board
Politics

County seeks applicants for Community Action Advisory Board

Clark County seeks a low-income rep from the fourth district for its 15-member Community Action Advisory Board.

Sep 17, 2026

Opinion: When the same money helps fund the program and the story
Opinion

Opinion: When the same money helps fund the program and the story

Peter Bracchi examines how the Ed and Dollie Lynch Fund supports Vancouver's HART program, the Bridge Shelter, and Community Funded Journalism covering the same policy arena.

Sep 17, 2026

Clark County Sheriff John Horch endorses Proposition 12 and Proposition 13
Politics

Clark County Sheriff John Horch endorses Proposition 12 and Proposition 13

Sheriff John Horch endorses two ballot measures to expand the 519-bed Clark County Jail and fund law-and-justice staffing.

Sep 17, 2026

Opinion: Lies about I-001
Opinion

Opinion: Lies about I-001

Let's Go Washington compares opposition claims about I-001 to the text of the initiative across 10 disputed points.

Sep 17, 2026

Prime-time debates set for WA income tax repeal measure, high-stakes US House race
Politics

Prime-time debates set for WA income tax repeal measure, high-stakes US House race

Gluesenkamp Perez and Braun will face off in two televised debates on Oct. 7 and Oct. 13 in the 3rd Congressional District race.

Sep 16, 2026

Opinion: Vote ‘Yes’ for parents’ rights. Vote ‘YES’ on I-001
Opinion

Opinion: Vote ‘Yes’ for parents’ rights. Vote ‘YES’ on I-001

Churchill argues I-001 restores parental notice and record access that HB 1296 stripped from Washington families in 2025.

Sep 16, 2026

Battle Ground interim city manager contract tabled for time being
Politics

Battle Ground interim city manager contract tabled for time being

Attorney Sue-Del McCulloch LLC filed a litigation hold against Battle Ground citing breach of contract, employment discrimination, and gender discrimination in Swanson's termination.

Sep 16, 2026

Opinion: A teacher’s disagreement with WEA shows why public workers need to know their rights
Opinion

Opinion: A teacher’s disagreement with WEA shows why public workers need to know their rights

A fifth-grade teacher disagrees with WEA's opposition to I-001, highlighting public workers' right to opt out of union membership under Janus v. AFSCME.

Sep 16, 2026

Clark County Council approves increases to current impact fees, as well as new impact fees
Politics

Clark County Council approves increases to current impact fees, as well as new impact fees

Clark County Council approved fee increases for three school districts and new impact fees for four fire districts, raising construction costs countywide.

Sep 16, 2026

Opinion: $4 Million for housing, but only a few were helped — While Councilor Fuentes and Fourth Plain Forward benefit
Opinion

Opinion: $4 Million for housing, but only a few were helped — While Councilor Fuentes and Fourth Plain Forward benefit

Clark County spent nearly $4M on housing in 2025, helping only 71 people while a nonprofit employing a sitting councilor kept roughly $250K.

Sep 16, 2026

County Council to hold hearing on Comprehensive Plan Update
Politics

County Council to hold hearing on Comprehensive Plan Update

Clark County Council will hear public input on its 2025-2045 Comprehensive Plan update Oct. 1 at 4 p.m.

Sep 16, 2026

Save Vancouver Streets argues its case before state court of appeals
Politics

Save Vancouver Streets argues its case before state court of appeals

SVS attorney Jackson Maynard argued before three appellate judges in Tacoma, with a ruling expected in four to six months.

Sep 15, 2026

Rural, Latino, Trump voters hit hard by USPS delays as SCOTUS halts changes
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Rural, Latino, Trump voters hit hard by USPS delays as SCOTUS halts changes

Washington saw 20,267 ballots rejected for late postmarks in the 2026 primary, up from 16,131 in 2024, even as about 100,000 fewer ballots were cast.

Sep 15, 2026

Braun campaign claims Gluesenkamp Perez ad ‘exploits workplace tragedies and distorts the facts’
Politics

Braun campaign claims Gluesenkamp Perez ad ‘exploits workplace tragedies and distorts the facts’

Braun's campaign disputes four specific claims in a Gluesenkamp Perez ad involving worker injuries, a fatality, and his legislative record.

Sep 15, 2026

Affordable Housing for Clark County launches campaign for Charter Amendment 24
Politics

Affordable Housing for Clark County launches campaign for Charter Amendment 24

Clark County faces an estimated 15,700-unit housing deficit as Amendment 24 heads to November voters.

Sep 15, 2026

Opinion: Don’t fall for the illusion of voter control on income tax expansion
Opinion

Opinion: Don’t fall for the illusion of voter control on income tax expansion

A House amendment requiring a referendum before any income threshold change was voted down 45-51.

Sep 14, 2026