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City manager submits recommended 2027/28 biennial budget to Vancouver City Council
…et totals $2.3 billion, including $706.4 million in capital investments.
Goodbye, bumpy ride on I-5 in Vancouver
…han 6 miles of I-5 in Clark County, backed by a $25 million investment.
Opinion: MAX at 40 – How light rail helped empty Portland’s transit system
O'Toole argues TriMet's light-rail investment cut bus service, drove fare hikes, and reduced Portland-area transit commuters from 9.6% in 1980 to 3.8% by 2024.
Opinion: Washingtonians are voting with the moving truck
Washington's domestic in-migration is running 18 percent below pre-pandemic levels, with international arrivals masking the loss.
Opinion: Judge’s own words expose the bias in Washington’s income-tax repeal impact disclosure
Ryan Frost argues Judge Lanese defended the PIID warning by reasoning voters need the government's case against tax cuts, not by testing whether the Attorney General met the neutrality requirement.
Opinion: Misinformation in ‘public investment disclosure statement’ for state income tax repeal
The income tax earmarks nothing for K-12, higher ed, or healthcare — only 5% goes to the Fair Start for Kids Account starting in 2029.
Opinion: IRS data shows Seattle’s progressive policies are driving residents and business away
IRS data shows King County lost roughly 13,000 residents and nearly $2 billion in net adjusted gross income through domestic migration in 2022-2023.
Groundbreaking celebrates investment in the future Heights District
…$4 million federal appropriation launches the first public investment in Vancouver's Heights District redevelopment.
Opinion: Investment of grade forecasts actually over-estimate future traffic
Investment grade forecasts for SR 520 and Tacoma Narrows both overshot actual traffic — not the reverse.
Opinion: I-5 Bridge replacement project – Tolls will cause massive traffic diversion to I-205
Stantec's investment-grade study projects I-5 traffic dropping from 127,000 to 77,000 vehicles per day once tolls begin.
Letter: The cracks in the foundation – Why Washington’s education system is faltering
…loat are draining classroom funds despite billions in state investment.
Letter: Don’t leave Longview in the dark
…ty in Washington’s energy policy is deterring manufacturing investment, citing a local project’s move to the Gulf as evidence of this statewide challenge.