The Columbian

Washington’s capital gains tax on track so far to survive repeal effort

A ballot dropbox in Olympia, Wash. on March 12, 2024.

November 5, 2024, 9:35pm Election Free

An initiative to repeal Washington’s capital gains tax, which levies a 7 percent tax on the sale or exchange of long-term assets like stocks, bonds and business interests, was failing Tuesday night. Read story

Construction workers stand near Vancouver Police vehicles Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, after being evacuated from their work sites due to a bomb threat in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver’s Prop 4 to fund police is failing by 1 percentage point

November 5, 2024, 9:23pm Clark County News

Initial results Tuesday showed Vancouver’s Proposition 4, which would raise property taxes to fund police, failing by a narrow margin. Read story

Local residents attempt to stay dry as wait at the Clark County Elections Office in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez pulls ahead of Joe Kent in 3rd District results

November 5, 2024, 9:00pm Clark County News

Early results show U.S. Rep Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D- Skamania, pulling ahead of Republican challenger Joe Kent in the 3rd Congressional District race on Tuesday. Read story

FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seen, April 27, 2023, in Seattle. Five months after holding its presidential primaries, Washington state is looking further down the ticket to select candidates to compete for federal and state offices in November. Ferguson is leaving the attorney general’s office to seek the governorship.

Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson wins governor’s race in Washington

November 5, 2024, 8:42pm Election

Longtime Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson was elected governor of Washington on Tuesday, defeating former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican, in a state that’s considered a Democratic stronghold. Read story

Washington’s Cantwell headed for another term in U.S. Senate

November 5, 2024, 8:34pm Clark County Politics Free

Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell has won a fourth term, beating Republican challenger Raul Garcia in the race to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate. Read story

Washington voters uphold landmark climate law against challenge from conservatives

November 5, 2024, 6:50pm Election

Voters in Washington state on Tuesday upheld a groundbreaking law that is forcing companies to cut carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for programs that include habitat restoration and preparing for climate change. Read story

Beholder, a fictional monster in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, hangs over a voting site as voter cast their ballots on Election Day, at The Game Preserve store in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Bomb threats unfold across multiple swing states, as Trump makes unfounded claims on Election Day

November 5, 2024, 6:20pm Latest News

A mostly smooth Election Day nationwide was marred in multiple battleground states Tuesday by a series of bomb threats and baseless claims of wrongdoing by former President Donald Trump. Read story

Tacoma, Washington in August 2021.United States Courthouse sign outside of Union Station in the downtown area.

Clark County couple fined $20,000 for violating federal law, altering pollution systems on more than 350 trucks

November 5, 2024, 3:57pm Business

The owners of two Clark County automotive businesses were sentenced Monday to home confinement for violations of the federal Clean Air Act for tampering with emission monitoring systems in more than 350 diesel trucks. Read story

People pass the New York Stock Exchange in New York’s Financial District on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies on Election Day as economy remains solid

November 5, 2024, 1:36pm Business

U.S. stocks rallied as voters headed to the polls on the last day of the presidential election and as more data piled up showing the economy remains solid. Read story