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Property tax hike bill dead, but GOP lawmakers warn other tax increases remain
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Property tax hike bill dead, but GOP lawmakers warn other tax increases remain

Republicans in the state Legislature are applauding Friday’s demise of Senate Bill 5770 that would have raised the property tax cap from 1% to 3%.

Feb 12, 2024

Opinion: HB 2331 would create yet another reason for families to leave the public education system
Opinion

Opinion: HB 2331 would create yet another reason for families to leave the public education system

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center states that she has ‘never seen the rising level of distrust and broad decline in reputation for public schools as I have seen during the current legislati…

Feb 12, 2024

18th District lawmakers to hold town halls Saturday
Community News

18th District lawmakers to hold town halls Saturday

Sen. Ann Rivers, Rep. Stephanie McClintock and Rep. Greg Cheney will hold town halls in Battle Ground and Vancouver this Saturday, Feb. 17.

Feb 12, 2024

Battle Ground Public Schools alternative learning experience programs open for enrollment
Community News

Battle Ground Public Schools alternative learning experience programs open for enrollment

Battle Ground Public Schools’ specialized and alternative learning experience programs are accepting enrollment applications for the 2024-25 school year.

Feb 12, 2024

Tuesday Feb. 13 special election ballots due
Community News

Tuesday Feb. 13 special election ballots due

Voters in the Battle Ground, Camas, Woodland and Green Mountain school districts face decisions on property tax measures.

Feb 12, 2024

High school basketball: Camas, Evergreen, Seton Catholic qualify for state
Sports

High school basketball: Camas, Evergreen, Seton Catholic qualify for state

Camas and Evergreen girls, and Seton Catholic boys and girls teams have made it to state, and 15 more Clark County teams are still in the hunt to make it to state.

Feb 12, 2024

Bipartisan legislation from Rep. Paul Harris headed to the Senate
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Bipartisan legislation from Rep. Paul Harris headed to the Senate

A bipartisan bill from Rep. Paul Harris that would reinstate semiconductor tax incentives is moving to the Senate.

Feb 12, 2024

Investigation taking place of two-vehicle collision
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Investigation taking place of two-vehicle collision

Three people involved in a two-vehicle collision Saturday (Feb. 10) in Battle Ground were seriously injured and transported to an area hospital.

Feb 12, 2024

Sen. Lynda Wilson glad to see Democrats drop proposed property-tax increase
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Sen. Lynda Wilson glad to see Democrats drop proposed property-tax increase

Sen. Lynda Wilson offered this comment after learning the proposal to allow local governments to raise property taxes by up to 3% annually without a vote of the people will not move any further thi…

Feb 9, 2024

Bill to raise cap on local property taxes to 3% from 1% dies in state legislature
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Bill to raise cap on local property taxes to 3% from 1% dies in state legislature

Legislation that would have given cities and counties across Washington state the ability to raise property taxes at a rate of 3%, instead of the current 1% limit, has died.

Feb 9, 2024

Real estate market ‘heating up as predicted’
Business

Real estate market ‘heating up as predicted’

Cano Real Estate Broker Destiney Evans offers an analysis of the Southwest Washington real estate market.

Feb 9, 2024

Multiple law enforcement agencies to add additional DUI patrols Sunday
Community News

Multiple law enforcement agencies to add additional DUI patrols Sunday

Law enforcement agencies in Southwest Washington are teaming up to add additional DUI patrols for the BIG GAME on Sunday (Feb. 11).

Feb 9, 2024

Opinion: Oregon’s highway freeze is not about the weather
Opinion

Opinion: Oregon’s highway freeze is not about the weather

John A. Charles Jr. of the Cascade Policy Institute questions why there are no efforts underway to plan for the next generation of great roads.

Feb 9, 2024

Playoff basketball in full swing this weekend
Sports

Playoff basketball in full swing this weekend

More than 20 Class 4A through 1A boys and girls basketball teams from Clark County still hoping to make it to their state tournaments, with bi-district and district tournament play in full swing th…

Feb 9, 2024

Clark County Today Sports Podcast, Feb. 9, 2024: Union hires state champion football coach; RPI explained; football scheduling; and NFL talk
Sports

Clark County Today Sports Podcast, Feb. 9, 2024: Union hires state champion football coach; RPI explained; football scheduling; and NFL talk

We recorded this episode just an hour after it was announced that five-time Oregon state champion football coach was hired by Union High School, plus we talk Super Bowl and more.

Feb 9, 2024

POLL: Should state law, policy and mandates respect the rights of free people to consent to any medical procedures recommended by government agencies?*
Opinion

POLL: Should state law, policy and mandates respect the rights of free people to consent to any medical procedures recommended by government agencies?*

Should state law, policy and mandates respect the rights of free people to consent to any medical procedures recommended by government agencies?

Feb 9, 2024

WA Republican Congresswoman won’t seek re-election
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WA Republican Congresswoman won’t seek re-election

U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election to Congress.

Feb 8, 2024

Opinion: HB 2331 would defund schools that do not adopt controversial curriculum mandated by the state
Opinion

Opinion: HB 2331 would defund schools that do not adopt controversial curriculum mandated by the state

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center explains that many parents are concerned about the radical leftwing political shift in schools.

Feb 8, 2024