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Shane Bowman, left, and Josh Vandergelder are running for Battle Ground City Council Position 2. CR Wiley, who also filed in the race, did not provide The Columbian a photo.

Bowman faces challengers for Battle Ground council

Shane Bowman, left, and Josh Vandergelder are running for Battle Ground City Council Position 2. CR Wiley, who also filed in the race, did not provide The Columbian a photo.

July 15, 2023, 6:09am Clark County News

Ballots for the Aug. 1 primary and special election went out in the mail Friday, which means voters could receive them as early as this weekend. Read story

James Walls, left, a Vietnam Veteran and resident of Fruit Valley Terrace, welcomes Gov. Jay Inslee to his home during a tour of the property.

Gov. Inslee visits Vancouver’s tiny-home affordable housing community

James Walls, left, a Vietnam Veteran and resident of Fruit Valley Terrace, welcomes Gov. Jay Inslee to his home during a tour of the property.

July 14, 2023, 3:55pm Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee’s eyes scan over the photographs, assorted knickknacks and military medals accessorizing the 300-square foot unit that veteran James Walls has called home for the last year and a half. Read story

Members of the Clark County Council are pictured after new councilors took the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Jan. 3, 2023. Councilors are Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Karen Bowerman, on screen, Gary Medvigy and Sue Marshall.

Clark County workers could see pay raise of up to 15%

Members of the Clark County Council are pictured after new councilors took the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Jan. 3, 2023. Councilors are Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Karen Bowerman, on screen, Gary Medvigy and Sue Marshall.

July 14, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Some Clark County employees could be in line for as much as a 15 percent raise based on the results of a yearlong county government employment classification and compensation study. Read story

Members of the Clark County Council are pictured after new councilors took the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Jan. 3, 2023. Councilors are Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Karen Bowerman, on screen, Gary Medvigy and Sue Marshall.

Clark County Council discusses economic development, workforce

Members of the Clark County Council are pictured after new councilors took the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Jan. 3, 2023. Councilors are Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Karen Bowerman, on screen, Gary Medvigy and Sue Marshall.

July 12, 2023, 6:27pm Business

Clark County’s economic development future will depend on the availability of trained and skilled workers to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge or create the Waterfront Gateway project. Read story

Clark County Elections to mail Aug. 1 primary ballots on Friday

July 12, 2023, 5:58am Clark County News

Clark County Elections will begin mailing ballots for the Aug. 1 primary election Friday. Ballots will be sent to all eligible registered voters living within the cities of Battle Ground and Woodland, Clark County Fire District 3 and Clark County Fire District 4. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks to the crowd while joined by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at the Port of Camas Washougal on Friday morning, July 7, 2023.

Gluesenkamp Perez dishes on gas prices, energy policy and electric vehicles

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks to the crowd while joined by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at the Port of Camas Washougal on Friday morning, July 7, 2023.

July 11, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Politics

Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is making an impression on colleagues seven months into her first term, as she tries to forge a political identity as an independent voice for her southwest Washington district. Read story

Washington Senate Republicans Chris Gildon, John Braun and Lynda Wilson are proposing an opt-out for the states's newly implemented long-term care payroll tax.

Washington GOP leaders propose bill to allow opting out of Washington Cares Act

Washington Senate Republicans Chris Gildon, John Braun and Lynda Wilson are proposing an opt-out for the states's newly implemented long-term care payroll tax.

July 10, 2023, 5:42pm Clark County News

The state’s top Republican legislative leaders on Monday announced a proposed bill that would allow Washington workers to opt out of the state’s new long-term care payroll tax. Read story

Nan Henriksen, former mayor of Camas, left, greets U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez at the Port of Camas-Washougal on Friday morning.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg touts Washougal train project

Nan Henriksen, former mayor of Camas, left, greets U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez at the Port of Camas-Washougal on Friday morning.

July 7, 2023, 12:15pm Clark County News

Against the backdrop of the gray Columbia River on an overcast Friday morning, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg touted the $40 million federal investment in the Washougal 32nd Street Underpass Project. Read story

Rep. Marie Glusenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, stands on the steps of the Capitol on Nov. 15 in Washington. Perez is among the newest member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of lawmakers that support fiscal responsibility and national security, but also pursuing more specific policies that would directly benefit their blue-collar constituents. (J.

Gluesenkamp Perez joins House’s Blue Dog Coalition

Rep. Marie Glusenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, stands on the steps of the Capitol on Nov. 15 in Washington. Perez is among the newest member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of lawmakers that support fiscal responsibility and national security, but also pursuing more specific policies that would directly benefit their blue-collar constituents. (J.

July 1, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Politics

The Blue Dog Coalition doesn’t have a branding issue, its new leaders say. They aren’t concerned with its dwindling numbers. Nor are they preoccupied with the political labels others place upon them. Read story

People protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

Clark County legislators and educators condemn Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

People protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

June 30, 2023, 6:08am Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee, Sen. Patty Murray and other Washington lawmakers said Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action ignores decades of precedent and slows steps toward racial equality. Read story