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The Interstate 5 Bridge replacement will affect Hayden Island arguably more than anywhere else. Program Administrator Greg Johnson says he believes it will unlock some of the island's potential. Some residents fear it will negatively impact the island.

Hayden Island holds its breath as Interstate Bridge Project takes shape

The Interstate 5 Bridge replacement will affect Hayden Island arguably more than anywhere else. Program Administrator Greg Johnson says he believes it will unlock some of the island's potential. Some residents fear it will negatively impact the island.

July 8, 2023, 6:14am Business

Michael Brady stood on a floor of painted roses and held his left arm out. Read story

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at The Waterfront Vancouver. It's been eight years since the collapse of the Columbia River Crossing project and two years since Washington and Oregon embarked on a renewed attempt to develop a replacement for the aging pair of spans, dubbed the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

Oregon approval of Interstate 5 Bridge funding hailed

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at The Waterfront Vancouver. It's been eight years since the collapse of the Columbia River Crossing project and two years since Washington and Oregon embarked on a renewed attempt to develop a replacement for the aging pair of spans, dubbed the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

June 26, 2023, 6:41pm Clark County News

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle was restless on Sunday. Read story

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

Oregon Legislature approves funding state’s share of replacement I-5 Bridge

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

June 25, 2023, 8:32pm Business

On the last day of its 2023 session, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill containing $1 billion in funding for the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program, passing one of the last major hurdles for the program to break ground in late 2025 or early 2026. Read story

A House bill relaxing restrictions on Oregonians pumping their own gas heads to Gov. Tina Kotek to sign.

Oregon self-service gasoline bill heads to governor’s desk

A House bill relaxing restrictions on Oregonians pumping their own gas heads to Gov. Tina Kotek to sign.

June 22, 2023, 2:23pm Latest News Free

Oregonians may soon have the right to pump gas into their vehicles on their own throughout the state, under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Wednesday with approval in the Senate. Read story

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

Oregon’s share of Interstate 5 Bridge replacement funding advances to House, Senate

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

June 20, 2023, 1:14pm Clark County News

The Oregon legislature’s Joint Committee on Ways and Means will vote this afternoon on an amendment that includes funding for Oregon’s $1 billion portion of the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement. Read story

FILE - Democratic Sen. Jeff Golden speaks during a news conference and rally against the Republican Senate walkout at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., June 6, 2023. Funding for schools, literacy programs and special education teachers in Oregon — a state where 60% of third graders are not reading at grade level — could be jeopardized by a Republican walkout that has stalled hundreds of bills and ground the Legislature to a partisan halt for over a month.

Political collateral? Oregon GOP walkout on ‘culture war’ bill threatens billions in school funds

FILE - Democratic Sen. Jeff Golden speaks during a news conference and rally against the Republican Senate walkout at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., June 6, 2023. Funding for schools, literacy programs and special education teachers in Oregon — a state where 60% of third graders are not reading at grade level — could be jeopardized by a Republican walkout that has stalled hundreds of bills and ground the Legislature to a partisan halt for over a month.

June 12, 2023, 8:09am Latest News

Funding for schools, literacy programs and special education teachers in Oregon — a state where 60% of third graders can't read at grade level — could be jeopardized by a Republican walkout that has stalled hundreds of bills and derailed the Legislature for nearly six weeks. Read story

The desks of Republican senators are vacant on May 31, 2023, as the GOP-led walkout prevents the Senate from conducting business for the 19th day.

Kotek quits negotiations as Oregon Senate GOP walkout hits fourth week

The desks of Republican senators are vacant on May 31, 2023, as the GOP-led walkout prevents the Senate from conducting business for the 19th day.

May 31, 2023, 1:20pm Latest News Free

Gov. Tina Kotek is done negotiating with Senate Republicans as their quorum-denying walkout stalls the chamber for a fourth week, she told the Capital Chronicle on Wednesday. Read story

FILE - A desk in the Senate chambers belonging to Independent Sen. Brian Boquist is seen prior to a Senate session at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., May 5, 2023. Sen. Boquist, along with four Republican senators, had unexcused absences for two prior days, preventing a quorum. Republicans and an independent senator in the Oregon Senate stretched a walkout Monday to 10 days, triggering a new constitutional provision that prohibits lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from being reelected. The walkout that began May 3 has stalled action on hundreds of bills, including on gun control, gender-affirming care and abortion rights, as a deadline threatened to disqualify them from being reelected.

Extended boycott disqualifies 2 GOP senators, 1 independent in Oregon Senate from being reelected

FILE - A desk in the Senate chambers belonging to Independent Sen. Brian Boquist is seen prior to a Senate session at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., May 5, 2023. Sen. Boquist, along with four Republican senators, had unexcused absences for two prior days, preventing a quorum. Republicans and an independent senator in the Oregon Senate stretched a walkout Monday to 10 days, triggering a new constitutional provision that prohibits lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from being reelected. The walkout that began May 3 has stalled action on hundreds of bills, including on gun control, gender-affirming care and abortion rights, as a deadline threatened to disqualify them from being reelected.

May 15, 2023, 3:25pm Latest News

Two Republicans and an Independent taking part in a boycott that has stalled hundreds of bills in the Oregon Senate, incuding measures on abortion and gender-affirming care, were disqualified Monday from reelection under a new constitutional amendment aimed at stopping such walkouts. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Oregon Legislature’s I-5 Bridge funding plan comes with cost cap of $6.3B

The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

April 13, 2023, 1:04pm Clark County News

Legislators in Salem are working to match the $1 billion Washington allocated last year to fund the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement. Read story

FILE - Oregon Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek, left, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders acknowledge the crowd during a visit to the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Progressive Democrat Tina Kotek will be sworn in as Oregon's new governor and make her inaugural address at the State Capitol in Salem on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Kotek says her priorities include homelessness, mental health and addiction treatment, and education.

Oregon’s new governor sworn in, declares homeless emergency

FILE - Oregon Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek, left, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders acknowledge the crowd during a visit to the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Progressive Democrat Tina Kotek will be sworn in as Oregon's new governor and make her inaugural address at the State Capitol in Salem on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Kotek says her priorities include homelessness, mental health and addiction treatment, and education.

January 9, 2023, 1:38pm Latest News

Oregon’s newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek said Monday at her inauguration that her first order of business will be tackling homelessness, as she unveiled several measures intended to address one of the state’s most pressing issues. Read story