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Opinion: The challenges of getting the Brockmann mental health facility open

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 29 May 2026 02:35:19 +0000

A $42 million, 48-bed mental health campus near WSU Vancouver was completed in 2025 but never opened due to lack of state funding.

Opinion: Tax day is painful enough without Washington adding its own

ClarkCountyToday.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:39:48 +0000

Washington's new 9.9% income tax mirrors federal pattern: start narrow, expand to hit everyone within years.

Opinion: Tax day is painful enough without Washington adding its own

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:43:04 +0000

Washington's new 9.9% income tax mirrors federal pattern: start narrow, expand to hit everyone within years.

Opinion: Cue the revenuers

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:37:28 +0000

State hiring 300 tax collectors this summer even though income tax revenue won't arrive until 2029.

Opinion: The growing gap between public voice and political power

ClarkCountyToday.com — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:05:01 +0000

Todd Myers describes how large-scale protest and sign-ins often fail to sway state leaders, and argues authentic influence is most likely found through local action.

Opinion: Gov. Ferguson promises to make the state more responsive. Here’s how he can make that happen

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:32:12 +0000

Todd Myers outlines steps Gov. Bob Ferguson’s new “Your Washington” program must take to succeed where past reforms failed: set real deadlines, enforce meaningful metrics, and ensure accountability.