Politics

Republican incumbent Rep. Stephanie McClintock, faces a formidable Democrat challenger in Deken Letinich for the 18th Legislative District House Position 1 seat.

Candidates vying for the 18th Legislative District House Position 1 seat have different ideas about how to serve district

October 11, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

The candidates for the 18th Legislative District House Position 1 seat agree that homelessness and education funding are two of the biggest issues facing the district. But Republican Rep. Stephanie McClintock and Democratic challenger Deken Letinich have different ideas about how to address those challenges. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge is pictured as seen from downtown Vancouver on Sept. 20. U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, hosted a Wednesday roundtable with U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, at the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s downtown Vancouver office.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez says proposed tolls for I-5 Bridge should be reduced or eliminated

October 10, 2024, 5:16pm Clark County News

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez held firm that tolling proposals should be reduced or eliminated on a planned replacement of the Interstate 5 Bridge at a Wednesday roundtable. Read story

Trump complains about disaster response as he and Harris campaign following Milton’s landfall

October 10, 2024, 1:40pm Politics

Donald Trump on Thursday lobbed new complaints about the federal response to a pair of hurricanes that ravaged large swaths of the Southeast, as he again seeks to increasingly turn two deadly storms to his political advantage ahead of the November election. Read story

Republican legislative candidate John Ley of Clark County takes a look at the Interstate 5 Bridge in August. He opposes light rail and tolls, and wants to see a third bridge constructed instead that bypasses Portland and Vancouver’s urban centers. “My signature issue, if you will, is the Interstate Bridge Replacement project,” he said.

John Ley’s voter registration challenge dismissed; he can run for the Legislature using Hazel Dell address

October 10, 2024, 1:20pm Clark County News

John Ley, Republican candidate for state representative in the 18th Legislative District, can continue to run for office based on his voter registration using a Hazel Dell address. Read story

FILE - President Barack Obama awards Ethel Kennedy the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Ethel Kennedy dies at 96; widow of Robert Kennedy lived her life in his long shadow

October 10, 2024, 9:24am Latest News

Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96. Read story

Trump’s small-dollar donor fundraising is beset by confusion and fatigue

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally at the Santander Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Reading, Pa.

October 10, 2024, 8:46am Politics

Donald Trump’s contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last White House campaign, presenting the former president with a financial challenge as he tries to keep pace with the Democrats’ fundraising machine. Read story

Immigrants brought to the US as children ask judges to keep protections against deportation

FILE - Demonstrators hold up signs outside the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans on July 6, 2022.

October 10, 2024, 8:41am Nation & World

Immigrants who grew up in the United States after being brought here illegally as children were among close to 200 demonstrators outside a federal courthouse in New Orleans on Thursday as three appellate judges heard arguments over the Biden administration’s policy shielding them from deportation. Read story

WA initiative backers hit with $20K fine by campaign finance regulators

Vancouver resident DeAnna Hathaway, left, shares a high-five with Tim Lussier of Clackamas, Ore., on Friday morning. Let’s Go Washington hosted three gas station events to highlight the Initiative 2117 campaign to repeal the state’s Climate Commitment Act.

October 10, 2024, 8:38am Latest News

State campaign finance regulators fined Let’s Go Washington, the political action committee behind this year’s slate of voter initiatives, on Wednesday as the battle over the fate of several major state policies careens through its final month. Read story