<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Idaho &#8211; ClarkCountyToday.com</title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/tag/idaho/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com</link>
	<description>Your News Source with Integrity</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:15:12 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	

<image>
	<url>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg</url>
	<title>Idaho &#8211; ClarkCountyToday.com</title>
	<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
<span class="ai-content"></span>
	<item>
		<title>Opinion: Which state was ranked the best place to live?</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-which-state-was-ranked-the-best-place-to-live/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-which-state-was-ranked-the-best-place-to-live</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-which-state-was-ranked-the-best-place-to-live/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violent crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Pishue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain States Policy Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best states to live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[median property taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evergreen state]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flat income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax burden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Gianforte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[policy reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parental Choice Tax Credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality of life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WalletHub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost of Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state rankings]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/opinion-which-state-was-ranked-the-best-place-to-live/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16828-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-best-states-live-walleth-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="WalletHub ranked Idaho No. 1 in its Best States to Live study; Washington placed 33rd, last in safety." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16828-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-best-states-live-walleth-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16828-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-best-states-live-walleth-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16828-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-best-states-live-walleth-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16828-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-best-states-live-walleth-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16828-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-best-states-live-walleth.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>WalletHub ranked Idaho No. 1 in its Best States to Live study; Washington placed 33rd, last in safety.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-which-state-was-ranked-the-best-place-to-live/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/721e16-16828-podcast.mp3" length="2387181" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: Yielding, a lot like stopping</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-yielding-a-lot-like-stopping/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-yielding-a-lot-like-stopping</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-yielding-a-lot-like-stopping/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yield signs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wise Drive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho stop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stop signs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bicycle law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delaware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyclist injuries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traffic flow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bicyclists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traffic laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intersections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyclist safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stop-as-yield law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traffic fatalities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyclists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Dahl]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/opinion-yielding-a-lot-like-stopping/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16778-doug-dahl-stop-as-yield-law-cyclists-washington-state-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Washington is one of 12 states (plus the District of Columbia) where cyclists can legally treat stop signs as yield signs." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16778-doug-dahl-stop-as-yield-law-cyclists-washington-state-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16778-doug-dahl-stop-as-yield-law-cyclists-washington-state-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16778-doug-dahl-stop-as-yield-law-cyclists-washington-state-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16778-doug-dahl-stop-as-yield-law-cyclists-washington-state-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16778-doug-dahl-stop-as-yield-law-cyclists-washington-state.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Washington is one of 12 states (plus the District of Columbia) where cyclists can legally treat stop signs as yield signs.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-yielding-a-lot-like-stopping/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/a995fd-16778-podcast.mp3" length="3673344" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: Fatal flaws of Socialism – Why incentives matter</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-fatal-flaws-of-socialism-why-incentives-matter/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-fatal-flaws-of-socialism-why-incentives-matter</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-fatal-flaws-of-socialism-why-incentives-matter/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[central planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[standard of living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incentives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[think tank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prosperity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collective farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soviet Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain States Policy Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wealth creation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Cargill]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/opinion-fatal-flaws-of-socialism-why-incentives-matter/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives--300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Cargill argues socialism weakens the incentives that drive risk-taking, problem-solving, and prosperity." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives--300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives--711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives--150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives--768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16749-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-socialism-incentives-.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Cargill argues socialism weakens the incentives that drive risk-taking, problem-solving, and prosperity.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-fatal-flaws-of-socialism-why-incentives-matter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/4686d1-16749-podcast.mp3" length="4605837" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: Good guys with guns and legacy media that would call a killer a killer!</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-good-guys-with-guns-and-legacy-media-that-would-call-a-killer-a-killer/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-good-guys-with-guns-and-legacy-media-that-would-call-a-killer-a-killer</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-good-guys-with-guns-and-legacy-media-that-would-call-a-killer-a-killer/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staff Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concealed carry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police response times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defunding police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legacy media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal judges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In-N-Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[killers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shooting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northwest Nonsense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heroes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[semi-automatic rifle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chad Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lars Larson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jordan Salinas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twin Falls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good guy with gun]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/opinion-good-guys-with-guns-and-legacy-media-that-would-call-a-killer-a-killer/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16742-lars-larson-concealed-carry-self-defense-twin-falls-shooting-hero-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lars Larson argues legacy media should call killers killers and armed civilians who stop attacks heroes." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16742-lars-larson-concealed-carry-self-defense-twin-falls-shooting-hero-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16742-lars-larson-concealed-carry-self-defense-twin-falls-shooting-hero-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16742-lars-larson-concealed-carry-self-defense-twin-falls-shooting-hero-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16742-lars-larson-concealed-carry-self-defense-twin-falls-shooting-hero-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16742-lars-larson-concealed-carry-self-defense-twin-falls-shooting-hero-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Lars Larson argues legacy media should call killers killers and armed civilians who stop attacks heroes.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-good-guys-with-guns-and-legacy-media-that-would-call-a-killer-a-killer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/0c527f-16742-podcast.mp3" length="1385472" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>As fires rage in the Pacific Northwest, leaders call all hands on deck</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/as-fires-rage-in-the-pacific-northwest-leaders-call-all-hands-on-deck/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=as-fires-rage-in-the-pacific-northwest-leaders-call-all-hands-on-deck</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/as-fires-rage-in-the-pacific-northwest-leaders-call-all-hands-on-deck/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildland fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[large fires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acres burned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reinforcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tina Kotek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all hands on deck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Forest Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Geissler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington State Standard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kacey KC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Natural Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Guard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riva Duncan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire crews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[States Newsroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strike team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Wildland Firefighters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brad Little]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ptarmigan Fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pasayten Wilderness]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/as-fires-rage-in-the-pacific-northwest-leaders-call-all-hands-on-deck/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16738-ptarmigan-fire-pasayten-wilderness-washington-smokejumpers-aerial-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="45 large fires have burned more than 1.8 million acres across Washington and Oregon, an area larger than Delaware." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16738-ptarmigan-fire-pasayten-wilderness-washington-smokejumpers-aerial-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16738-ptarmigan-fire-pasayten-wilderness-washington-smokejumpers-aerial-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16738-ptarmigan-fire-pasayten-wilderness-washington-smokejumpers-aerial-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16738-ptarmigan-fire-pasayten-wilderness-washington-smokejumpers-aerial-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16738-ptarmigan-fire-pasayten-wilderness-washington-smokejumpers-aerial-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>45 large fires have burned more than 1.8 million acres across Washington and Oregon, an area larger than Delaware.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/as-fires-rage-in-the-pacific-northwest-leaders-call-all-hands-on-deck/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: What is pushing Washington’s gas prices above $5 again? Two truths and one myth</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-what-is-pushing-washingtons-gas-prices-above-5-again-two-truths-and-one-myth/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-what-is-pushing-washingtons-gas-prices-above-5-again-two-truths-and-one-myth</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-what-is-pushing-washingtons-gas-prices-above-5-again-two-truths-and-one-myth/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cap and trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of California Berkeley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Ferguson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethanol mandate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Todd Myers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GasBuddy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate Republicans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon allowances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Commitment Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2 allowances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Legislative Analyst's Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Inslee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Severin Borenstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Policy Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick deHaan]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/opinion-what-is-pushing-washingtons-gas-prices-above-5-again-two-truths-and-one-myth/</guid>

					<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" loading="lazy" 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="auto, (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>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-what-is-pushing-washingtons-gas-prices-above-5-again-two-truths-and-one-myth/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/201f6f-16675-podcast.mp3" length="3431469" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: No surprise! West Coast climate policies drive the high cost of gas</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-no-surprise-west-coast-climate-policies-drive-the-high-cost-of-gas/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-no-surprise-west-coast-climate-policies-drive-the-high-cost-of-gas</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-no-surprise-west-coast-climate-policies-drive-the-high-cost-of-gas/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon Clean Fuels Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cap-and-trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Coast climate policies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain States Policy Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue states]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Department of Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Coast premium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Inslee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Commitment Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Pishue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red states]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carbon Fuel Standard]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/opinion-no-surprise-west-coast-climate-policies-drive-the-high-cost-of-gas/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16674-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-west-coast-gas-prices-cl-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="New research links Washington&#039;s Climate Commitment Act and Carbon Fuel Standard to gas price increases of $0.41 to $0.48 per gallon." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16674-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-west-coast-gas-prices-cl-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16674-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-west-coast-gas-prices-cl-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16674-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-west-coast-gas-prices-cl-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16674-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-west-coast-gas-prices-cl-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16674-bob-pishue-mountain-states-policy-center-west-coast-gas-prices-cl.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>New research links Washington's Climate Commitment Act and Carbon Fuel Standard to gas price increases of $0.41 to $0.48 per gallon.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-no-surprise-west-coast-climate-policies-drive-the-high-cost-of-gas/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/59fcd2-16674-podcast.mp3" length="3987360" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>VIDEO: How high taxes, regulations are crushing three Washington businesses</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/business/video-how-high-taxes-regulations-are-crushing-three-washington-businesses/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=video-how-high-taxes-regulations-are-crushing-three-washington-businesses</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/business/video-how-high-taxes-regulations-are-crushing-three-washington-businesses/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clean Energy Transformation Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wallace Properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Association of Washington Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CETA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pearson Packaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Senske]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[millionaires tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic summit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Commitment Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing supply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employer survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automated packaging machinery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington businesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automated stop gauges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[estate tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory burden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hilton at SeaTac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TigerStop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Reality Check]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bellevue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nate Dick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business relocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Wallace]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/video-how-high-taxes-regulations-are-crushing-three-washington-businesses/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16670-washington-business-leaders-taxes-regulations-economic-summit-pan-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Three Washington business leaders say rising taxes and regulations are pushing expansion and relocation out of state." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16670-washington-business-leaders-taxes-regulations-economic-summit-pan-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16670-washington-business-leaders-taxes-regulations-economic-summit-pan-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16670-washington-business-leaders-taxes-regulations-economic-summit-pan-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16670-washington-business-leaders-taxes-regulations-economic-summit-pan-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16670-washington-business-leaders-taxes-regulations-economic-summit-pan.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Three Washington business leaders say rising taxes and regulations are pushing expansion and relocation out of state.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/business/video-how-high-taxes-regulations-are-crushing-three-washington-businesses/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/76bc67-16670-podcast.mp3" length="2693205" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: Idaho and Montana are winning the competition for America’s families</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-idaho-and-montana-are-winning-the-competition-for-americas-families/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-idaho-and-montana-are-winning-the-competition-for-americas-families</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-idaho-and-montana-are-winning-the-competition-for-americas-families/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain States Policy Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercatus Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital gains tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interstate migration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic migration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Cargill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gasoline taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving truck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax burden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[population growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[think tank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educational opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/opinion-idaho-and-montana-are-winning-the-competition-for-americas-families/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cc7689-Large_Clark-County-Today-16638-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-interstate-migration-idaho-montana-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Idaho gained roughly 12,500 net new residents in 2024, with Washington as its single largest source of newcomers." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cc7689-Large_Clark-County-Today-16638-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-interstate-migration-idaho-montana-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cc7689-Large_Clark-County-Today-16638-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-interstate-migration-idaho-montana-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cc7689-Large_Clark-County-Today-16638-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-interstate-migration-idaho-montana-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cc7689-Large_Clark-County-Today-16638-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-interstate-migration-idaho-montana-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cc7689-Large_Clark-County-Today-16638-chris-cargill-mountain-states-policy-center-interstate-migration-idaho-montana-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Idaho gained roughly 12,500 net new residents in 2024, with Washington as its single largest source of newcomers.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-idaho-and-montana-are-winning-the-competition-for-americas-families/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/6c88ab-16638-podcast.mp3" length="2707749" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: America 250 – A republic, if we can keep it</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-america-250-a-republic-if-we-can-keep-it/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-america-250-a-republic-if-we-can-keep-it</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-america-250-a-republic-if-we-can-keep-it/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tyranny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[populism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democratic republic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civic engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French Revolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain States Policy Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reign of Terror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civic participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Athens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Founding Fathers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[informed electorate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Cardwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America 250]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ronald Reagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Franklin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitutional republic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[policy analyst]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/opinion-america-250-a-republic-if-we-can-keep-it/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16539-sam-cardwell-mountain-states-policy-center-america-250-republic-c-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Sam Cardwell draws on Athens, the French Revolution, and the founders to argue self-governance demands constant citizen participation." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16539-sam-cardwell-mountain-states-policy-center-america-250-republic-c-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16539-sam-cardwell-mountain-states-policy-center-america-250-republic-c-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16539-sam-cardwell-mountain-states-policy-center-america-250-republic-c-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16539-sam-cardwell-mountain-states-policy-center-america-250-republic-c-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16539-sam-cardwell-mountain-states-policy-center-america-250-republic-c.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Sam Cardwell draws on Athens, the French Revolution, and the founders to argue self-governance demands constant citizen participation.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-america-250-a-republic-if-we-can-keep-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/c8ad14-16539-podcast.mp3" length="2801205" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
	<span class="ai-content"></span>
</channel>
</rss>
