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Rep. Paul Harris bill that would give educators with reprimands another chance receives a hearing
House Bill 1113 would require the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) to adopt rules for reviewing and vacating reprimands issued to certificated professional educators.
Clark County Sheriff’s Office phone scam continues
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has published previous media releases on a current scam which has been victimizing Clark County residents.
Rep. Stephanie McClintock introduces bipartisan legislation to ease occupational licensing regulations
Rep. Stephanie McClintock has introduced her first pieces of legislation with bipartisan support designed to increase job growth in Washington state.
Washington Legislature may include disputed capital gains tax revenue in state budget
Gov. Jay Inslee’s $70.4 billion budget proposal assumes $1.4 billion in revenue from the capital gains income tax that lawmakers passed and the governor signed into law in 2021.
Opinion: Prepare to make less money than expected: PFML payroll tax doubles in 2023
Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes lawmakers should stop digging a PFML hole, admit the program harms more workers than it helps, and let workers in our state keep more of the…
Fight over weaponization of federal government gets hot
Concerned parents attacked merely for speaking out against woke school boards.
Medical Examiner’s Office determines identity of man in 1998 cold case
The Medical Examiner’s Office recently identified Michael E. Johnson as the unidentified person found on Oct. 26,1998 in the Columbia River in Vancouver.
Rep. Paul Harris pushes for review of negligent driving penalties with new bill
The bill would allow judges, at their discretion, to impose criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable victim.
Letter: ‘What happens when the day comes that we ourselves need care?’
Vancouver resident Vicki Bickford expresses her appreciation for the WA Cares program
Opinion: Legislature 2023: House Bill 1124 would increase rents and reduce available rental housing
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center shares why HB 1124 is poor policy that is looking for a problem that does not exist and will not result in better renter protections.
White House asked why Biden’s lawyers still involved in classified docs scandal
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to look into Joe Biden’s latest scandal – the discovery of classified government documents in the garage of his Delaware home and in a f…
Opinion: Gun Control Week at the Washington Legislature
Nancy Churchill discusses an important public hearing in the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee where concerned citizens can submit public testimony on four gun control bills.