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Clark County trailing Washington state in COVID-19 vaccinations
Gov. Jay Inslee attempts to incentivize residents of the state to get a COVID vaccine.
Should Southwest Washington taxpayers be wary of financial ties to TriMet on the Interstate Bridge replacement project?
During the community discussion about the Columbia River Crossing with its proposed light rail coming into Vancouver, one popular concern was the potential for Clark County becoming financially tie…
Opinion: New payroll tax to hit workers this fall for mandated long-term-care program, but state commission has few answers on how it will work
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides an update on the status of the new, long-term-care entitlement program run by the state and funded by a ne…
Opinion: Labor and Industries adds more vaccine passport restrictions to businesses
Mark Harmsworth, of the Washington Policy Center, discusses why he believes the state’s L&I rules to create a Washington state vaccine passport is a clear overreach…
Department of Commerce awards $388,000 to help convert Larch Corrections Center from oil to renewable wood energy
The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced a $388,000 award to the Washington State Department of Corrections through the Wood…
Opinion: State superintendent document says top priority for spending federal COVID money will be Critical Race Theory-type programs, not student learning
Liv Finne, of the Washington Policy Center, shares a document from the OSPI about how COVID funds will be spent in public education.
New state workplace masking guidelines help employers, workers adapt to new CDC recommendations
Updated state COVID-19 workplace safety and health guidance released today by the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) will help employ…
Opinion: Governor Inslee should not require Washington businesses to enforce vaccination status rules
Mark Harmsworth, of the Washington Policy Center, believes Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has placed businesses and nonprofit organizations such as churches i…
Sen. Lynda Wilson says unnecessary taxes, regressive policies outweigh good things in budget signed Tuesday
Washington state senator Lynda Wilson offers a statement following Gov. Jay Inslee’s signing of the $59 billion operating budget.
Letter: Legislature’s budget ensures greater access to cash for Washingtonians with low incomes
Camas resident Rebecca Keith addresses an element of the Washington State Legislature’s approved biennial budget.
Gov. Jay Inslee announces statewide reopening date of June 30
Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that Washington state is moving toward a statewide June 30 reopening date and that all counties in Washington will move to Phase 3 of the Healthy…
Opinion: ‘The way educators are being asked to address the history of racism in our past has changed dramatically’
…ty Today Editor Ken Vance offers thoughts on the new law in Washington state that incorporates Critical Race Theory into the training for all K-12 educators.