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		<title>Opinion:  What would it take for elected officials to believe high earners are leaving Washington?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16236-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-high-earners-leaving-washington-tax-migration-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Capital gains tax collections fell more than 50% in 2024 despite a 25% stock market gain that year." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16236-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-high-earners-leaving-washington-tax-migration-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16236-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-high-earners-leaving-washington-tax-migration-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16236-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-high-earners-leaving-washington-tax-migration-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16236-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-high-earners-leaving-washington-tax-migration-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16236-ryan-frost-washington-policy-center-high-earners-leaving-washington-tax-migration.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Capital gains tax collections fell more than 50% in 2024 despite a 25% stock market gain that year.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: IBR creates 50,000 road refugees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16234-lars-larson-ibr-i5-columbia-river-toll-bridge-commuters-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lars Larson argues IBR&#039;s tolling plan would push 50,000 daily commuters off I-5 onto I-205." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16234-lars-larson-ibr-i5-columbia-river-toll-bridge-commuters-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16234-lars-larson-ibr-i5-columbia-river-toll-bridge-commuters-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16234-lars-larson-ibr-i5-columbia-river-toll-bridge-commuters-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16234-lars-larson-ibr-i5-columbia-river-toll-bridge-commuters-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16234-lars-larson-ibr-i5-columbia-river-toll-bridge-commuters.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Lars Larson argues IBR's tolling plan would push 50,000 daily commuters off I-5 onto I-205.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: It’s time to save taxpayers from Sound Transit’s strategic misrepresentation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16232-sound-transit-light-rail-clark-county-taxpayer-cost-overrun-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Sound Transit&#039;s ST3 rail program faces a $35 billion shortfall, and Southwest Washington taxpayers could bear new costs." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16232-sound-transit-light-rail-clark-county-taxpayer-cost-overrun-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16232-sound-transit-light-rail-clark-county-taxpayer-cost-overrun-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16232-sound-transit-light-rail-clark-county-taxpayer-cost-overrun-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16232-sound-transit-light-rail-clark-county-taxpayer-cost-overrun-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16232-sound-transit-light-rail-clark-county-taxpayer-cost-overrun.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Sound Transit's ST3 rail program faces a $35 billion shortfall, and Southwest Washington taxpayers could bear new costs.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: A tax scam based on a climate lie</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16231-nancy-churchill-climate-commitment-act-repeal-washington-carbon-tax-opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Nancy Churchill argues the CCA costs families 52+ cents per gallon while missing every emissions target." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16231-nancy-churchill-climate-commitment-act-repeal-washington-carbon-tax-opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16231-nancy-churchill-climate-commitment-act-repeal-washington-carbon-tax-opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16231-nancy-churchill-climate-commitment-act-repeal-washington-carbon-tax-opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16231-nancy-churchill-climate-commitment-act-repeal-washington-carbon-tax-opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16231-nancy-churchill-climate-commitment-act-repeal-washington-carbon-tax-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Nancy Churchill argues the CCA costs families 52+ cents per gallon while missing every emissions target.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Why Washington state families are paying for local &#038; foreign policy failures at the pump</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 01:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16228-jonathan-hines-washington-gas-prices-fuel-tax-foreign-policy-opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Jonathan Hines argues Washington&#039;s $0.554/gal fuel tax turns global instability into a state windfall." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16228-jonathan-hines-washington-gas-prices-fuel-tax-foreign-policy-opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16228-jonathan-hines-washington-gas-prices-fuel-tax-foreign-policy-opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16228-jonathan-hines-washington-gas-prices-fuel-tax-foreign-policy-opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16228-jonathan-hines-washington-gas-prices-fuel-tax-foreign-policy-opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16228-jonathan-hines-washington-gas-prices-fuel-tax-foreign-policy-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Jonathan Hines argues Washington's $0.554/gal fuel tax turns global instability into a state windfall.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Clark County Council Is giddy about wasting your money on electric vehicles</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-clark-county-council-is-giddy-about-wasting-your-money-on-electric-vehicles/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-clark-county-council-is-giddy-about-wasting-your-money-on-electric-vehicles</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16226-clark-county-council-electric-vehicle-purchase-taxpayer-cost-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A $400,000 electric backhoe runs only four hours before needing a recharge, costing triple its diesel equivalent." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16226-clark-county-council-electric-vehicle-purchase-taxpayer-cost-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16226-clark-county-council-electric-vehicle-purchase-taxpayer-cost-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16226-clark-county-council-electric-vehicle-purchase-taxpayer-cost-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16226-clark-county-council-electric-vehicle-purchase-taxpayer-cost-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16226-clark-county-council-electric-vehicle-purchase-taxpayer-cost-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>A $400,000 electric backhoe runs only four hours before needing a recharge, costing triple its diesel equivalent.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Washington state is moving to punish superintendents who tell parents the truth about their own children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16225-vicki-murray-washington-policy-center-pesb-superintendent-parental-rights-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="PESB&#039;s May 15 vote could strip superintendents of their careers for notifying parents about their child&#039;s school gender transition." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16225-vicki-murray-washington-policy-center-pesb-superintendent-parental-rights-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16225-vicki-murray-washington-policy-center-pesb-superintendent-parental-rights-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16225-vicki-murray-washington-policy-center-pesb-superintendent-parental-rights-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16225-vicki-murray-washington-policy-center-pesb-superintendent-parental-rights-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16225-vicki-murray-washington-policy-center-pesb-superintendent-parental-rights.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>PESB's May 15 vote could strip superintendents of their careers for notifying parents about their child's school gender transition.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Vancouver bowlers make their marks at HBCU Alabama A&#038;M</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/people/vancouver-bowlers-make-their-marks-at-hbcu-alabama-am/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=vancouver-bowlers-make-their-marks-at-hbcu-alabama-am</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16217-vancouver-bowlers-alabama-am-hbcu-swac-championship-ugbinada-westmoreland-2-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Fort Vancouver and Hudson&#039;s Bay grads helped Alabama A&amp;M win its first conference bowling title in 12 years." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16217-vancouver-bowlers-alabama-am-hbcu-swac-championship-ugbinada-westmoreland-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16217-vancouver-bowlers-alabama-am-hbcu-swac-championship-ugbinada-westmoreland-2-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16217-vancouver-bowlers-alabama-am-hbcu-swac-championship-ugbinada-westmoreland-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16217-vancouver-bowlers-alabama-am-hbcu-swac-championship-ugbinada-westmoreland-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16217-vancouver-bowlers-alabama-am-hbcu-swac-championship-ugbinada-westmoreland-2.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Fort Vancouver and Hudson's Bay grads helped Alabama A&#038;M win its first conference bowling title in 12 years.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: ‘Don’t take the deal’</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16218-tony-teso-camas-letter-republican-party-rebuttal-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Camas resident Tony Teso calls Nancy Churchill&#039;s column a partisan recruitment pitch disguised as personal awakening." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16218-tony-teso-camas-letter-republican-party-rebuttal-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16218-tony-teso-camas-letter-republican-party-rebuttal-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16218-tony-teso-camas-letter-republican-party-rebuttal-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16218-tony-teso-camas-letter-republican-party-rebuttal-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16218-tony-teso-camas-letter-republican-party-rebuttal.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Camas resident Tony Teso calls Nancy Churchill's column a partisan recruitment pitch disguised as personal awakening.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: ‘We need more WSP visibility and aggressive driving patrols’</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16215-bob-zak-wsp-traffic-enforcement-i5-i205-clark-county-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Bob Zak urges WSP to deploy more unmarked patrol units on I-5 and I-205 in Southwest Washington." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16215-bob-zak-wsp-traffic-enforcement-i5-i205-clark-county-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16215-bob-zak-wsp-traffic-enforcement-i5-i205-clark-county-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16215-bob-zak-wsp-traffic-enforcement-i5-i205-clark-county-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16215-bob-zak-wsp-traffic-enforcement-i5-i205-clark-county-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16215-bob-zak-wsp-traffic-enforcement-i5-i205-clark-county.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Bob Zak urges WSP to deploy more unmarked patrol units on I-5 and I-205 in Southwest Washington.]]></description>
		
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