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Opinion: Does more Medicaid mean fewer ER visits?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Opinion: Does more Medicaid mean fewer ER visits?

Elizabeth New (Hovde) analyzes research on Medicaid expansion and ER use, arguing that Washington’s own p ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) analyzes research on Medicaid expansion and ER use, arguing that Washington’s own policies — not just federal reforms — drive rising health care costs and access challenges. ...

Friday, August 8, 2025
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Opinion: Freedom to honk

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Opinion: Freedom to honk

Doug Dahl examines when honking is legal in Washington, from required warnings to the murky boundaries of ...

Doug Dahl examines when honking is legal in Washington, from required warnings to the murky boundaries of free speech. Court rulings show the rules vary, and not all expressive honking is protected. ...

Friday, August 8, 2025
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Opinion: The Growth Management Act’s impact on house prices in Washington

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025

Opinion: The Growth Management Act’s impact on house prices in Washington

Mark Harmsworth argues that Washington’s Growth Management Act has created a supply bottleneck in housing ...

Mark Harmsworth argues that Washington’s Growth Management Act has created a supply bottleneck in housing, driving up prices and limiting access to homeownership. He calls for reform to increase land ...

Thursday, August 7, 2025
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Opinion: Workers who strike need to be warned double pay is a no-no

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Opinion: Workers who strike need to be warned double pay is a no-no

Elizabeth New warns that Washington’s new strike pay law could result in costly overpayments from the une ...

Elizabeth New warns that Washington’s new strike pay law could result in costly overpayments from the unemployment insurance fund, urging transparency and protection for public resources. ...

Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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Opinion: Leaders doing a ‘bang up’ job of making downtowns safe

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, August 4, 2025

Opinion: Leaders doing a ‘bang up’ job of making downtowns safe

Lars Larson reflects on recent shootings and declining safety in downtown Portland and Seattle, citing vi ...

Lars Larson reflects on recent shootings and declining safety in downtown Portland and Seattle, citing violent crime, police defunding, and economic fallout as signs of leadership failure. ...

Monday, August 4, 2025
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Opinion: Reclaiming our forests

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, August 4, 2025

Opinion: Reclaiming our forests

Nancy Churchill argues the 2001 Roadless Rule harmed rural communities and forest health, and supports it ...

Nancy Churchill argues the 2001 Roadless Rule harmed rural communities and forest health, and supports its repeal. She urges opposition to HR 3930, which would make the restrictions permanent. ...

Monday, August 4, 2025
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Opinion: President Trump is the hope for sanity being applied to the I-5 Bridge replacement project

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025

Opinion: President Trump is the hope for sanity being applied to the I-5 Bridge replacement project

Ken Vance argues that President Trump may be the best hope for restoring common sense to the I-5 Bridge r ...

Ken Vance argues that President Trump may be the best hope for restoring common sense to the I-5 Bridge replacement project, citing concerns over cost, delays, and light rail funding. ...

Thursday, July 31, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: County fairs are opportunities to go meat shopping

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025

Opinion: County fairs are opportunities to go meat shopping

Pam Lewison of the Washington Policy Center highlights how Washington’s county fairs, including the upcom ...

Pam Lewison of the Washington Policy Center highlights how Washington’s county fairs, including the upcoming Clark County Fair, offer families a hands-on way to buy local meat while supporting youth e ...

Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Opinion: WAGOP chair sets the record straight on Dems’ ‘hyperbolic rhetoric’ on Medicaid Program

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Opinion: WAGOP chair sets the record straight on Dems’ ‘hyperbolic rhetoric’ on Medicaid Program

WAGOP Chair Jim Walsh says reforms in the federal Medicaid program are overdue and could improve care acc ...

WAGOP Chair Jim Walsh says reforms in the federal Medicaid program are overdue and could improve care access in underserved areas, despite partisan misinformation. ...

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Opinion: Without accountability, Washington risks losing the fight on homelessness — and federal funding

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Opinion: Without accountability, Washington risks losing the fight on homelessness — and federal funding

Camas Councilmember Leslie Lewallen warns that without stronger enforcement and accountability, Washingto ...

Camas Councilmember Leslie Lewallen warns that without stronger enforcement and accountability, Washington could lose vital federal funds tied to homelessness and public safety. ...

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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