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Public meetings for week of May 19

May 19, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Monday Camas City Council, City Hall, 616 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas.  • 4:30 p.m., workshop: stormwater outfall inspection professional services agreement, Lower Prune Hill booster pump station professional services agreement, Brady Road construction consultant agreement, six-year transportation improvement program, multifamily tax exemption application and new position description.  Read story

Seven residents have filed to run for Vancouver City Council Position 6: from left, top row, Adam Aguilera, Sarah Fox, Paul Montague and Diana Perez. Bottom row from left: Mike Pond, Dorel Singeorzan and Jeanne Stewart.

140 toss hats into ring for 92 Clark County offices

Seven residents have filed to run for Vancouver City Council Position 6: from left, top row, Adam Aguilera, Sarah Fox, Paul Montague and Diana Perez. Bottom row from left: Mike Pond, Dorel Singeorzan and Jeanne Stewart.

May 17, 2019, 10:20pm Clark County News

Clark County filing week wrapped up with a bang Friday evening, with a total of 140 candidates offering themselves up for 92 offices on the Aug. 6 primary ballot. Read story

Clark County Councilor Gary Medvigy is pictured Tuesday in his District 4 council seat. This fall, voters will decide whether he keeps it.

Four months in, Clark County Councilor Gary Medvigy is making an impression

Clark County Councilor Gary Medvigy is pictured Tuesday in his District 4 council seat. This fall, voters will decide whether he keeps it.

May 16, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Getting involved with Clark County government wasn't part of Gary Medvigy's retirement plan when he moved outside of Camas in 2016. After serving nine years as a California Superior Court judge, Medvigy said he planned to take aviation courses and hike in the Cascade Range with his daughter. Read story

Stacks of ballots wait to be inspected by officials at the Clark County Elections Office in 2018.

Another 16 file for election, bringing total to 101

Stacks of ballots wait to be inspected by officials at the Clark County Elections Office in 2018.

May 15, 2019, 8:34pm Clark County News

School board candidates dominated the third day of filing week in Clark County, with half of the campaign declarations coming from people looking to sit on their local school district’s board of directors. Read story

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler said while she still supports a border wall, she believes the president’s national emergency declaration is a constitutional breach.

Herrera Beutler backs bill to raise smoking age

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler said while she still supports a border wall, she believes the president’s national emergency declaration is a constitutional breach.

May 15, 2019, 2:05pm Clark County Health

A resolution that would raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 nationwide was co-sponsored by a Republican congresswoman from Washington, a state that last month joined a growing list of individual states making the switch. Read story

(Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Two more candidates file for Vancouver City Council Position 6

(Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

May 14, 2019, 7:55pm Clark County News

Candidates for office continued to file to run on Tuesday, the second day of filing week for the Aug. 6 primary election. Read story

The Vancouver City Council holds a workshop April 22, to discuss A Stronger Vancouver.

City council reviews A Stronger Vancouver plan

The Vancouver City Council holds a workshop April 22, to discuss A Stronger Vancouver.

May 13, 2019, 9:54pm Clark County News

The $30 million package of new programs and taxes titled A Stronger Vancouver isn’t yet fully baked. Read story

Gary Medvigy has filed to run for the seat on the Clark County Council that he was appointed to in January.

Incumbents dominate early candidate filings in Clark County

Gary Medvigy has filed to run for the seat on the Clark County Council that he was appointed to in January.

May 13, 2019, 11:29am Clark County News

The first round of candidates for various local offices are officially running, as names started pouring in Monday morning to kick off filing week. Read story

94 seats to fill as filing week kicks off

May 13, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Today marks the start of filing week, officially kicking off the 2019 election season, which figures to be a busy one with 94 seats in local government up for election. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks with The Columbian’s Editorial Board on Friday. The governor and presidential candidate touched on the state’s new biennial budget, the likelihood of a new Interstate 5 Bridge and why climate change remains the defining issue of the era.

Inslee defends budget in editorial board interview

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks with The Columbian’s Editorial Board on Friday. The governor and presidential candidate touched on the state’s new biennial budget, the likelihood of a new Interstate 5 Bridge and why climate change remains the defining issue of the era.

May 10, 2019, 9:17pm Clark County News

Presidential hopeful and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee visited The Columbian’s offices Friday to discuss what he called the most productive legislative session in his 30-year political career. Read story