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The Vancouver City Council is weighing a proposal to divide the city into electoral districts. The council might put the issue before voters in 2020.

Vancouver City Council shelves electoral districts

The Vancouver City Council is weighing a proposal to divide the city into electoral districts. The council might put the issue before voters in 2020.

August 26, 2019, 9:41pm Clark County News

A proposal that would divide Vancouver into electoral districts is shelved but not dead. City councilors may move forward with a tentative plan to put the question before voters in the 2020 general election. Read story

Clark County GOP Chair Earl Bowerman is the subject of a recall petition as two factions of the local party fight to control it.

Clark County GOP chair faces recall effort

Clark County GOP Chair Earl Bowerman is the subject of a recall petition as two factions of the local party fight to control it.

August 25, 2019, 6:02am Clark County News

Eight months after being elected chair of the local Republican Party, Earl Bowerman faces a recall effort by a group of precinct committee officers who claim he’s bungled the party’s finances, broken rules and failed to perform required duties. Read story

An aerial photo shows residential development along Hillhurst Road near Ridgefield High School.

Growth plan legal battle may be over

An aerial photo shows residential development along Hillhurst Road near Ridgefield High School.

August 22, 2019, 8:46pm Clark County News

Three years after the Clark County Council adopted its 20-year growth plan, a state appeals court has issued a ruling protecting expansions of Ridgefield and La Center while potentially dealing the final blow to the county’s plans for a rural industrial land bank. Read story

Trucks come and go from the quarry on Livingston Mountain.

Updated contract allows Livingston Quarry to reopen

Trucks come and go from the quarry on Livingston Mountain.

August 22, 2019, 7:31pm Clark County News

A criticized and scrutinized quarry east of Vancouver has reopened after Clark County updated an agreement with its operator. Read story

Decision in Washington electors’ case conflicts with 10th Circuit

August 21, 2019, 9:16pm Clark County News

In 2016, four electors from Washington broke 40 years of tradition in the Electoral College by casting their votes for candidates other than the state’s popular vote winner. Read story

An aerial view of the 179th Street/Interstate 5 interchange north of Vancouver.

Clark County paves way for development north of Vancouver

An aerial view of the 179th Street/Interstate 5 interchange north of Vancouver.

August 21, 2019, 7:06pm Business

The Clark County Council on Tuesday moved forward on a public-private partnership intended to pave the way for the development of more than 2,000 acres north of Vancouver. Read story

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground.

Herrera Beutler backs student-loan legislation

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground.

August 21, 2019, 5:57am Clark County News

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, joined five colleagues in Congress last week in introducing the Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act of 2019. Read story

The Clark County Council, from left, Temple Lentz, Julie Olson, Chair Eileen Quiring, John Blom and Gary Medvigy at a meeting in July 2019.

Clark County council charts course on urban holdings lift

The Clark County Council, from left, Temple Lentz, Julie Olson, Chair Eileen Quiring, John Blom and Gary Medvigy at a meeting in July 2019.

August 20, 2019, 10:28pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council on Tuesday moved forward on a public-private partnership intended to pave the way for the development of about 2,200 acres north of Vancouver.  Read story

Christina LaCelle, a future Caples Terrace resident, from left, gets a hug from U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell as they tour the new 28-unit apartment building with Dena Horton, Cantwell’s Southwest Washington outreach director, and Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle on Monday morning. LaCelle said she was looking forward to enjoying her future home with her baby daughter.

Cantwell pushes affordable housing in Vancouver visit

Christina LaCelle, a future Caples Terrace resident, from left, gets a hug from U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell as they tour the new 28-unit apartment building with Dena Horton, Cantwell’s Southwest Washington outreach director, and Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle on Monday morning. LaCelle said she was looking forward to enjoying her future home with her baby daughter.

August 19, 2019, 9:04pm Clark County News

At Caples Terrace’s grand opening Monday, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell touted a new bill aimed at increasing tax credits that support affordable housing construction. Read story

Vancouver City Council chambers.

Vancouver City Council votes to oppose I-976

Vancouver City Council chambers.

August 19, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council has voted to oppose Initiative 976, a statewide ballot measure that would limit the authority of cities to collect vehicle fees. Read story