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Sen. Maria Cantwell, from left, Sen. Patty Murray, and Rep.

Sens. Cantwell, Murray introduce distillery bill

Sen. Maria Cantwell, from left, Sen. Patty Murray, and Rep.

June 13, 2018, 7:35pm Clark County News

Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray of Washington introduced legislation Wednesday to repeal a 19th-century law that prevents tribes from operating distilleries on tribal land. Read story

Signs for Google are seen on its campus during an opening for a new building in Kirkland on Feb. 16, 2016. Google has stopped accepting political ads in Washington on the same day changes to the state’s campaign-finance reporting requirements and enforcement procedures take effect.

State AG files suit against Google and Facebook

Signs for Google are seen on its campus during an opening for a new building in Kirkland on Feb. 16, 2016. Google has stopped accepting political ads in Washington on the same day changes to the state’s campaign-finance reporting requirements and enforcement procedures take effect.

June 10, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

Two digital advertising giants are reportedly not complying with Washington state campaign finance laws, but local candidates say they don’t expect it to impact their campaigns. Read story

Vancouver City Council chambers.

Vancouver examines quorum situation for city council

Vancouver City Council chambers.

June 6, 2018, 7:46pm Clark County News

It’s not unusual for a Vancouver city councilor to attend meetings outside of council chambers. Councilors are assigned as liaisons to numerous city committees, but also attend various city events and neighborhood association meetings. Read story

Gateway to Adult Transition Program student Harmony Steffen, center, exits the bus Friday morning after riding to the Marshall Community Center using the Youth Opportunity Pass.

Students going places with bus pass program

Gateway to Adult Transition Program student Harmony Steffen, center, exits the bus Friday morning after riding to the Marshall Community Center using the Youth Opportunity Pass.

June 4, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Since the Youth Opportunity Pass program was expanded to provide free bus passes to all students last year, the number of students taking advantage of the program has increased from 740 to more than 2,800, or 278 percent. Read story

5-month-old Sophia, who was a part of the Texas transfer, greets visitors at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on Thursday morning.

Dogs, cats from Texas land at Vancouver shelter

5-month-old Sophia, who was a part of the Texas transfer, greets visitors at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on Thursday morning.

May 31, 2018, 8:28pm Clark County News

Seven days ago, Harry arrived in Vancouver by way of Tulsa in search of a new life. The 1-year-old shepherd mix was joined by 224 of his fellow animal mates on a plane to Seattle where five Washington shelters met on a tarmac to take them home. Read story

Vancouver Fire Chief Joe Molina explains the traffic signal system around the new Vancouver Fire Station 1 in the station bay in January. He acknowledged more is needed to bring the department and its facilities into the modern age.

Vancouver Fire Dept. reviews efforts to address gender bias

Vancouver Fire Chief Joe Molina explains the traffic signal system around the new Vancouver Fire Station 1 in the station bay in January. He acknowledged more is needed to bring the department and its facilities into the modern age.

May 27, 2018, 6:04am Clark County News

After a 2016 investigation revealed gender bias and cultural problems within the Vancouver Fire Department, Chief Joe Molina had this to say: Read story

Christian Berrigan

Activist files suit against auditor

Christian Berrigan

May 26, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

A petition filed with the Clark County Superior Court this week argues that a precinct committee officer candidate must be removed from the 2018 ballot. Read story

Michael Cortney is running for 3rd Congressional District seat.

Retiree joins race for 3rd District

Michael Cortney is running for 3rd Congressional District seat.

May 25, 2018, 6:02am Clark County News

Michael Cortney knows his chances of winning the 3rd Congressional District seat are slim. But if he beats the odds, Cortney says he wants to give the ordinary citizen a voice. Read story

Vancouver City Hall (The Columbian files)

Vancouver council addresses aging, services, budget

Vancouver City Hall (The Columbian files)

May 21, 2018, 8:13pm Clark County News

In the span of two hours Monday, the Vancouver City Council covered three of the largest topics facing any government: population, public services and the city’s budget. Read story

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Last day for candidates to file

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May 18, 2018, 10:09am Clark County News

Filing week opened Monday with a flood of candidates filing, some known and several unknown. Today is the last day for candidates to file. Paperwork is due by 5 p.m. Read story