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		<title>Opinion: Delaying light rail offers best hope for new bridge</title>
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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-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Two Republican senators argue light rail should wait until Clark County voters approve funding for operations." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Two Republican senators argue light rail should wait until Clark County voters approve funding for operations.]]></description>
		
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		<title>6-cent gas tax hike central to new transportation deal in WA Legislature</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-gas-tax-hike-wa-legislature-transportation-deal-2025-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A proposed 6-cent gas tax hike is central to a transportation funding deal under negotiation in the Washington Legislature, aimed at raising $3.2 billion over six years." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-gas-tax-hike-wa-legislature-transportation-deal-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-gas-tax-hike-wa-legislature-transportation-deal-2025-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-gas-tax-hike-wa-legislature-transportation-deal-2025-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-gas-tax-hike-wa-legislature-transportation-deal-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-gas-tax-hike-wa-legislature-transportation-deal-2025.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>A proposed 6-cent gas tax hike is central to a transportation funding deal under negotiation in the Washington Legislature, aimed at raising $3.2 billion over six years.]]></description>
		
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