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Gov. Jay Inslee, seated left, turns to shake hands with Alan Northrop, a former Clark County resident, after Inslee signed into law a measure that would allow people who have been wrongfully convicted to seek state compensation for the years they were imprisoned on Wednesday in Olympia.

Inslee signs wrongful conviction compensation law

Gov. Jay Inslee, seated left, turns to shake hands with Alan Northrop, a former Clark County resident, after Inslee signed into law a measure that would allow people who have been wrongfully convicted to seek state compensation for the years they were imprisoned on Wednesday in Olympia.

May 8, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

OLYMPIA -- A measure to compensate people who have been wrongfully convicted in Washington state was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Jay Inslee. Read story

Men in dark SUV seen trying to pick up children in Woodland

May 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Over the last few days, two males in a dark SUV have allegedly tried to pick up children who were walking to school in Woodland, according to the Woodland Police Department Read story

Energy company drops St. Helens coal terminal plans

May 7, 2013, 5:00pm Business

PORTLAND -- An energy company has dropped plans for a coal export terminal downstream of Portland along the Columbia River and will look for another site in the Northwest, a spokesman said Wednesday. Read story

Researchers looking at the effects of liquor privatization found one in 10 high school-age minors who drink alcohol reported stealing alcohol in the past year.

Liquor Control Board keeps 20-mile exception for smaller stores

Researchers looking at the effects of liquor privatization found one in 10 high school-age minors who drink alcohol reported stealing alcohol in the past year.

May 7, 2013, 5:00pm Business

TACOMA -- You shouldn't have to drive more than 20 miles to buy your whiskey and gin. Read story

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee meets with more than two dozen business and local government leaders at the Vancouver Community Library on March 22. He stressed the importance of building the Columbia River Crossing, as well as the divisiveness of the megaproject.

Gov. Inslee declines request for another CRC review

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee meets with more than two dozen business and local government leaders at the Vancouver Community Library on March 22. He stressed the importance of building the Columbia River Crossing, as well as the divisiveness of the megaproject.

May 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Columbia River Crossing project does not need another investigation, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wrote recently in a letter to conservative leadership in the state Senate. Read story

Single-vehicle crash blocks I-5 exit to 39th Street

May 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Washington State Patrol said that it appears a driver experienced a medical emergency while driving, causing a single-vehicle crash that closed the East 39th Street exit to Interstate 5 southbound for about an hour and a half Wednesday afternoon. Read story

On Benton, Olympia paper slams ‘blatant cronyism’ in Clark County

May 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

One can only marvel at the chutzpah of politicians who exploit fears of "big government" while submersing themselves neck-deep in the pork barrel. For example, Sen. Don Benton and his cronies on the Clark County Commission. Read story

Federal spending cuts to lower Washington unemployment checks

May 7, 2013, 5:00pm Business

SEATTLE -- State officials say federal automatic budget cuts will lower an unemployment benefits program for people in Washington. Read story

‘Miss America’ song cut from pageant over dispute

May 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The next Miss America won't hear a familiar refrain when she's crowned in Atlantic City, N.J., in September. Read story

Inslee signs law to turn around struggling schools

May 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday a plan for the state superintendent's office to intervene in the management of continually low-performing schools. Read story