Interstate Bridge Replacement Program moving forward with plans for light rail
IBR officials updated the C-TRAN Board on Tuesday with light rail plans, as Greg Johnson confirmed direction from both states’ leadership to proceed despite unresolved fu...
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Washington governor wants agencies to look for deeper cuts
Gov. Bob Ferguson is warning state agencies to prepare for deeper cuts as Washington’s budget shortfall worsens, with a new revenue forecast due June 24 and economic unce...
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Signature gathering begins soon on Washington voter ID initiative
Backers of IL26-126, a new Washington initiative requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship, expect to begin signature gathering within days to get the measure before la...
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Ex-Washington state worker claims she was fired over school board vote on trans athletes
Darby Kaikkonen has sued Washington’s education superintendent, alleging she was fired from her state job in retaliation for a Tumwater school board vote opposing trans g...
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Opinion: Washington’s CO2 tax jumps 16% in just three months to about 46 cents per gallon
In an opinion column, Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center argues that Washington’s carbon-tax price rose 16 percent last quarter to the equivalent of about 46 cent...
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Expect delays on northbound I-5 in Clark County for pavement repair work
Washington state crews will grind and inlay two stretches of northbound I-5 near Ridgefield and Woodland on June 11–12, closing a lane during daylight hours and causing t...
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Fire District 3 firefighters rescue elderly couple and pets from burning home
Fire District 3 crews saved an elderly couple and their two dogs from a burning manufactured home in southwest Battle Ground while simultaneously treating another medical...
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The Commission on Aging asks, ‘How can older adults in Clark County connect socially?’
The Commission on Aging will hold a June 18 meeting focused on social connection programs for older adults in Clark County.
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Opinion: A win-win for Washington state
Nancy Churchill outlines HB 2085 and a proposed legislative framework aimed at decentralizing governance in Washington state while preserving unity.
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Korean War Veterans Remembrance Ceremony set for June 25 in Vancouver
A number of community organizations are teaming up to honor Korean War veterans at a ceremony later this month, the 75th anniversary of the start of the war.
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