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		<title>Opinion: What is pushing Washington’s gas prices above $5 again? Two truths and one myth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16675-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-gas-prices-climate-commitment-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Myers argues Washington&#039;s CCA adds about 52 cents per gallon, a claim Ecology disputed but its own commissioned study supports." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16675-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-gas-prices-climate-commitment-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16675-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-gas-prices-climate-commitment-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16675-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-gas-prices-climate-commitment-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16675-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-gas-prices-climate-commitment-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16675-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-gas-prices-climate-commitment.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Myers argues Washington's CCA adds about 52 cents per gallon, a claim Ecology disputed but its own commissioned study supports.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Greg Johnson’s $2 million contract delivered a huge mess</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:12:27 +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-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Johnson&#039;s $1.9M pay coincided with IBR costs tripling and construction timeline doubling to 20 years." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Johnson's $1.9M pay coincided with IBR costs tripling and construction timeline doubling to 20 years.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Eight reasons the Interstate Bridge project shouldn’t – and can’t legally – move forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16138-interstate-bridge-replacement-project-legal-challenges-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="City Observatory analyst identifies eight legal violations in the $15.5 billion Interstate Bridge project." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16138-interstate-bridge-replacement-project-legal-challenges-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16138-interstate-bridge-replacement-project-legal-challenges-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16138-interstate-bridge-replacement-project-legal-challenges-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16138-interstate-bridge-replacement-project-legal-challenges-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16138-interstate-bridge-replacement-project-legal-challenges.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>City Observatory analyst identifies eight legal violations in the $15.5 billion Interstate Bridge project.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: State AG sues Trump Administration for doing what WA state also does</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 23:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Todd Myers argues that AG Nick Brown’s lawsuit against the Trump Administration over federal spending caps is hypocritical, since Washington imposes similar limits in its own laws and budgets." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-todd-myers-washington-policy-center-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-todd-myers-washington-policy-center.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Todd Myers argues that AG Nick Brown’s lawsuit against the Trump Administration over federal spending caps is hypocritical, since Washington imposes similar limits in its own laws and budgets.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: As voters reject repeal of climate law, CO2 tax price nearly doubles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-opinion-co2-tax-price-doubles-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="CO2 tax in Washington may nearly double after voters reject I-2117, impacting gas prices." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-opinion-co2-tax-price-doubles-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-opinion-co2-tax-price-doubles-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-opinion-co2-tax-price-doubles-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-opinion-co2-tax-price-doubles-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-opinion-co2-tax-price-doubles.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>CO2 tax in Washington may nearly double after voters reject I-2117, impacting gas prices.]]></description>
		
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