Sen. Mike Padden – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com Your News Source with Integrity Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg Sen. Mike Padden – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com 32 32 WA, Oregon senators to introduce bills creating year-round standard time https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/wa-oregon-senators-to-introduce-bills-creating-year-round-standard-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wa-oregon-senators-to-introduce-bills-creating-year-round-standard-time https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/wa-oregon-senators-to-introduce-bills-creating-year-round-standard-time/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:43:00 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=146088 Moving clocks forward one hour from standard time during the summer months and changing them back again in the fall to take advantage of natural daylight is a practice a pair of state senators in Washington and Oregon want to do away with.

Moving clocks forward one hour from standard time during the summer months and changing them back again in the fall to take advantage of natural daylight is a practice a pair of state senators in Washington and Oregon want to do away with. ]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/wa-oregon-senators-to-introduce-bills-creating-year-round-standard-time/feed/ 1 Washington’s fatal drug overdose rate increasing fastest of any state https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washingtons-fatal-drug-overdose-rate-increasing-fastest-of-any-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=washingtons-fatal-drug-overdose-rate-increasing-fastest-of-any-state https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washingtons-fatal-drug-overdose-rate-increasing-fastest-of-any-state/#comments Fri, 25 Aug 2023 23:39:28 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=142266 Washington state experiences the fastest increase in fatal drug overdose rates over a year, highlighted by a 28.4% rise in predicted cases, prompting calls for stronger anti-drug measures and community support, while synthetic opioids are identified as a significant contributing factor, according to a CDC report.

Washington state experiences the fastest increase in fatal drug overdose rates over a year, highlighted by a 28.4% rise in predicted cases, prompting calls for stronger anti-drug measures and community support, while synthetic opioids are identified as a significant contributing factor, according to a CDC report.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washingtons-fatal-drug-overdose-rate-increasing-fastest-of-any-state/feed/ 1 Washington senator says state’s drug-overdose crisis is now among worst in U.S. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washington-senator-says-states-drug-overdose-crisis-is-now-among-worst-in-u-s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=washington-senator-says-states-drug-overdose-crisis-is-now-among-worst-in-u-s https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washington-senator-says-states-drug-overdose-crisis-is-now-among-worst-in-u-s/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2023 23:22:11 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=142067 Washington leads the US in both percentage and absolute increase in drug overdose deaths, prompting calls for stronger measures in response to the worsening crisis after the state's recent drug decriminalization efforts.

Washington leads the US in both percentage and absolute increase in drug overdose deaths, prompting calls for stronger measures in response to the worsening crisis after the state's recent drug decriminalization efforts.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washington-senator-says-states-drug-overdose-crisis-is-now-among-worst-in-u-s/feed/ 2