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33 results matching “emergency order” · Newest first · showing 1–12
  1. NewsAug 24, 2026Clark County Today

    Emergency Level 3 GO NOW order issued for those near Hidden Meadows Fire in North Clark County

    A Level 3 GO NOW order affects those within 0.5 miles of 14302 NE 346th St. as the Hidden Meadows Fire burns west of Highway 503.

  2. NewsMay 12, 2026Clark County Today

    VFD lifts evacuation and shelter-in-place orders following gas leak

    …near Kauffman Avenue that displaced 30 people and prompted emergency notifications via CRESA.

  3. OpinionAug 1, 2025Clark County Today

    POLL: Should cities be allowed to permanently close public spaces to camping under emergency orders?

    A city emergency order cleared homeless camps near Andresen Road, citing public health and environmental concerns. This week’s poll asks if cities…

  4. NewsOct 17, 2023Cole Lauterbach

    Hospitals challenge free non-emergency health care for non-Washingtonians

    …ate Dept. of Health’s edict saying hospitals must offer non-emergency care to anyone in order to keep their nonprofit status.

  5. NewsJul 15, 2023Bob Unruh

    Health emergency erupts when possible COVID side effect runs wild

    Officials in Peru have declared a health emergency as a surge in Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare and dangerous neurological disorder, is linked to the COVID-19 shots, with at least…

  6. OpinionSep 8, 2022Jason Mercier

    Opinion: Normal governance to return to Washington on October 31

    …ov. Jay Inslee’s decision to finally end governing under an emergency order on Oct. 31.

  7. OpinionAug 17, 2022Liv Finne

    Opinion: The effect of emergency-ordered school closing, learning loss and mask mandates on children

    Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center offers more insight on how Washington’s school closure policy caused children significant learning losses and other issues.

  8. OpinionAug 16, 2022Clark County Today

    Opinion: 900 days of emergency orders with no end in sight

    …e Washington Policy Center offers a history of Washington’s emergency orders during the pandemic

  9. OpinionMar 1, 2022Jason Mercier

    Opinion: Emergency powers reform isn’t a coup

    …cusses Gov. Jay Inslee’s comment that the third year of his emergency orders is unlikely to end any time soon.

  10. OpinionOct 14, 2021Clark County Today

    POLL: Gov. Jay Inslee has now operated under his own emergency order to address the COVID-19 pandemic for 19 months. Is it time for that emergency order to come to an end?

    Gov. Jay Inslee has now operated under his own emergency order to address the COVID-19 pandemic for 19 months. Is it time for that emergency order to come to an end?

  11. NewsOct 14, 2021Clark County Today

    Gov. Jay Inslee has now operated under his own emergency order to address the COVID-19 pandemic for 19 months. Is it time for that emergency order to come to an end?

  12. OpinionOct 11, 2021Elizabeth Hovde

    Opinion: Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency order impacting insurance rates gets overruled

    Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides insight into a Friday ruling by a Thursday County Superior Court judge.