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Opinion: ‘We need some innovative thinking when it comes to education’

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 31 May 2024 00:45:16 +0000

With the help of La Center School District Superintendent Peter Rosenkranz, Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance discusses school funding in the midst of the budget process.

Opinion: Abortion bills move forward, including SB 5242, eliminating cost-sharing for enrollees

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:30:30 +0000

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains that dictating what insurers cover and what their copays and deductibles look like impacts all those who buy insurance and pay premiums in Washington state.

Opinion: Abortion bills in Washington state include SB 5242, eliminating cost-sharing for enrollees

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:10:20 +0000

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center discusses SB 5242, which would require state-regulated health plans in the state to cover abortion with no cost-sharing charges to an enrollee.

University official: Students think they have ‘right’ not to be offended

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 21:38:25 +0000

An outgoing executive at Oxford University says students now are claiming "a right not to be offended," and that's "unfortunate."

Letter: ‘We must take this opportunity to choose a bold and experienced leader who is willing to confront the challenges we face – John Horch’

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:41:10 +0000

Jill Brown, wife of fallen Clark County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown, endorses John Horch in the race for sheriff.

Opinion: What is ranked choice voting?

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 01:44:07 +0000

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill shares why she believes ranked choice voting ‘is a chaotic mess.’

Opinion: Promising prescription to help combat unnecessarily higher drug prices

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 01:47:58 +0000

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains how pharmaceutical benefit managers might have a role in the drug market, but only if they are helping, rather than hurting, patients.

Opinion: No COVID-19 vaccine requirement for children, a state advisory group recommends

ClarkCountyToday.com — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:32:03 +0000

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center discusses the issue, which now is in the hands of the State Board of Health.

Opinion: Comprehensive research finds that lockdowns don’t work

ClarkCountyToday.com — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 22:08:49 +0000

Roger Stark of the Washington Policy Center writes that instead of targeting specific groups and using available data, government officials responded to the crisis by using irrational measures that were driven by the perceived need to ‘do something.’

Opinion: Single-payer health care dies in California, yet again

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:56:18 +0000

Officials in Washington state continue to slog toward a 2026 deadline for a state-based, single-payer health care system.