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Clark County Politics

Sen. Lynda Wilson raises concerns over Department of Revenue, capital gains tax

October 27, 2022, 1:32pm Clark County News

State Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, released a statement on Tuesday that raised questions about the state Department of Revenue’s continued work on a rule to implement a capital gains tax. Read story

Columbia River senior Sophie Worden listens to candidates speak and takes notes Tuesday during a local candidate forum at Columbia River High School.

Candidate forum gives Vancouver students a look at local elections

Columbia River senior Sophie Worden listens to candidates speak and takes notes Tuesday during a local candidate forum at Columbia River High School.

October 26, 2022, 7:48pm Clark County News

Less than two weeks before the November general election, candidates took time to go back to school. Read story

Republican candidate for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District Joe Kent, left, answers a question on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, during a debate at the Vancouver Community Library.

Joe Kent’s employment comes under scrutiny

Republican candidate for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District Joe Kent, left, answers a question on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, during a debate at the Vancouver Community Library.

October 26, 2022, 7:07pm Clark County News

Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate Joe Kent found himself the focus of scrutiny this week after a report surfaced questioning whether the company he said he works for actually exists. Read story

Ken Westphal, center, an officer with the Lacey Police Dept. and an instructor at the Washington state Criminal Justice Training Commission, works with cadets LeAnne Cone, of the Vancouver Police Dept., and Kevin Burton-Crow, right, of the Thurston Co. Sheriff's Dept., during a training exercise Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Burien.   (AP Photo/Ted S.

Clark County Council unanimously supports officers’ training center in Vancouver

Ken Westphal, center, an officer with the Lacey Police Dept. and an instructor at the Washington state Criminal Justice Training Commission, works with cadets LeAnne Cone, of the Vancouver Police Dept., and Kevin Burton-Crow, right, of the Thurston Co. Sheriff's Dept., during a training exercise Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Burien.   (AP Photo/Ted S.

October 25, 2022, 4:26pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council last week unanimously approved a resolution supporting Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposal to build a law enforcement training center in Vancouver. Read story

Tulsi Gabbard campaigns with ‘fellow veteran’ Joe Kent in Bucoda

October 25, 2022, 1:27pm Clark County Politics

Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard made a stop in Bucoda Sunday afternoon to campaign alongside Joe Kent, the Republican candidate facing Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in the race to represent Washington’s 3rd congressional district. Read story

Patty Murray, left, and Tiffany Smiley

Spokane debate between Murray, Smiley includes attacks on policing, inflation, abortion, Jan. 6

Patty Murray, left, and Tiffany Smiley

October 24, 2022, 7:43am Clark County Politics

Patty Murray and Tiffany Smiley employed what have become well-worn attacks in their divisive campaign to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate during their only scheduled formal debate Sunday in Spokane. Read story

In this 2018 file photo, Nancy Reyes of Seattle places her ballot inside a ballot drop-off box outside of New Holly Gathering Hall in Rainier Valley, Seattle. (Photo by Matt M.

Approval vs. ranked-choice voting: What’s the difference?

In this 2018 file photo, Nancy Reyes of Seattle places her ballot inside a ballot drop-off box outside of New Holly Gathering Hall in Rainier Valley, Seattle. (Photo by Matt M.

October 24, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Politics

In August, when Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola won a surprise victory over Sarah Palin and another Republican for a seat in Congress, it generated renewed discussion of ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to select multiple candidates on their ballots. Alaska voters adopted a version of this system in 2020, and… Read story

Election workers Juanita Berry, left, and Valerie Vance gear up for the upcoming election at the Clark County Elections Office on Thursday afternoon. Ballots were due to be mailed Friday to approximately 325,000 registered voters.

The life of a ballot: Process is secure in Clark County

Election workers Juanita Berry, left, and Valerie Vance gear up for the upcoming election at the Clark County Elections Office on Thursday afternoon. Ballots were due to be mailed Friday to approximately 325,000 registered voters.

October 22, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Each election, Clark County voters get their ballots in mail, fill them out and return them to the county elections office. While most of us trust the process to verify and count those ballots is secure and private, do we really know what happens to ballots once they leave our… Read story

Clark County property taxes due Oct. 31

October 22, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark County property owners will be able to pay their property taxes at the county’s drive-thru window on the last two days of the tax season. Read story

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Sen. Patty Murray, Tiffany Smiley spar over issues, policyvideo icon

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October 21, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray isn’t a stranger to Washington politics, and this is a prime reason why her opponent wants her gone. Read story