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Cost to battle 20 wildfires in WA has topped $200M

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:16:12 +0000

Twenty wildfires have cost Washington $207M in one month, more than two-thirds of what DNR spent all last fiscal year.

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to rule soon on limiting vote-by-mail in midterms

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:45:18 +0000

A federal judge expanded a nationwide injunction blocking Trump's vote-by-mail executive order 12 weeks before Election Day.

$20M in long-term care money for WA immigrants to cover fewer than 200 people

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:19:13 +0000

Washington lawmakers approved nearly $20M expecting to cover about 1,200 noncitizens, but federal rule changes mean only 173 will retain long-term care coverage.

Gluesenkamp Perez attacks Braun on abortion as battle begins for WA House seat

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:59:59 +0000

Gluesenkamp Perez is spending six figures on an ad featuring Braun's recorded comments about rolling back Washington's abortion law.

US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt for declining to answer COVID questions

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:38:02 +0000

Senate Republicans voted to hold Fauci in contempt after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times at a July 29 hearing.

Opinion: Will SW Washington Democrats repeat the mistake of their Republican counterparts

ClarkCountyToday.com — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:45:51 +0000

Clark County Today editor Ken Vance draws a parallel between Republicans ousting Herrera Beutler in 2022 and liberal Democrats now distancing themselves from Gluesenkamp Perez.

Liberal Hennrich in 3rd District won’t support Gluesenkamp Perez

ClarkCountyToday.com — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:37:43 +0000

Democrat Brent Hennrich, who earned over 16% in the 3rd District primary, says he will not support Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in the general election.

Primary election results reveal Republicans have work to do in 17th and 18th District legislative races

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:03:13 +0000

GOP incumbents in the 17th and 18th districts trail their Democrat challengers by margins ranging from 3 to nearly 10 points in Tuesday's primary.

Incumbents ahead in three WA Supreme Court races

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:58:21 +0000

Three WA Supreme Court incumbents lead their primaries, with candidates having raised over $2.3 million combined.

Braun feeling upbeat after initial ballot results

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:31:14 +0000

Braun finished second in initial results with 38.71% to Gluesenkamp Perez's 38.90% in the Third Congressional District primary.