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  WA governor: Passage of income tax could slip to 2027
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  Battle Ground Public Schools face $20M in cuts after levy failure
  Battle Ground Public Schools leaders are preparing up to $20 million in additional cuts after voters rejected the district’s levy for a third time.
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  Letter: The Missing Skamania Report – The prosecuting attorney is still sitting on it
  Rob Anderson questions why an investigative report into potential County Charter and OPMA violations has not received an outside review after being declined by multiple offices.
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  Public Works employees recognized by Neighborhood Associations Council of Clark County
  Eric Lambert, the Clean Water Outreach Manager, and Hunter Decker, the Clark County Forester, were recognized in a ceremony in front of the Clark County Council on Tuesday Paul ValenciaClark County Today Two Clark County employees were officially recognized for their service during a Tuesday presentation by the Neighborhood Associations Council of Clark County (NACCC). …
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  SCOTUS rules against California’s ‘secret gender transition’ law
  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against a California policy allowing schools to withhold information about a student’s gender identity from parents, finding likely First and Fourteenth Amendment violations.
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  Opinion: Washington’s charter schools deliver – if the state lets them
  Vicki Murray argues that Washington’s charter schools are posting stronger academic results than comparable peers while facing funding inequities that are shrinking the sector.
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  Vancouver Public Schools kindergarten enrollment for 2026-27 school year now open
  Vancouver Public Schools has opened kindergarten enrollment for 2026-27, with applications for Choice schools and programs due by May 11.