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State Sen. Ann Rivers, center, and Reps. Greg Cheney, left, and Stephanie McClintock from the 18th Legislative District engage in conversation Saturday with participants at a town hall at Washington State University Vancouver.

18th Legislative District lawmakers chat with constituents in Vancouver

State Sen. Ann Rivers, center, and Reps. Greg Cheney, left, and Stephanie McClintock from the 18th Legislative District engage in conversation Saturday with participants at a town hall at Washington State University Vancouver.

March 11, 2023, 7:40pm Clark County News

On the heels of the current legislative session, State Sen. Ann Rivers and Reps. Stephanie McClintock and Greg Cheney from the 18th Legislative District gathered on Saturday for a town hall. Read story

FILE - A physical therapist works with a patient at a field hospital operated by Care New England set up in a former bank call center to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients in Cranston, R.I, Dec. 14, 2020. Roughly 84 million people are covered by Medicaid, the government-sponsored program that's grown by 20 million people since January 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, as states begin checking everyone's eligibility for Medicaid for the first time in three years, as many as 14 million people could lose access to that coverage.

Millions who rely on Medicaid may be cut from program

FILE - A physical therapist works with a patient at a field hospital operated by Care New England set up in a former bank call center to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients in Cranston, R.I, Dec. 14, 2020. Roughly 84 million people are covered by Medicaid, the government-sponsored program that's grown by 20 million people since January 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, as states begin checking everyone's eligibility for Medicaid for the first time in three years, as many as 14 million people could lose access to that coverage.

March 10, 2023, 5:05pm Politics

If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year. Read story

COVID test requirement lifted for travelers from China to U.S.

March 10, 2023, 2:30pm Politics

A requirement that travelers to the U.S. from China present a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flights expired Friday after more than two months as cases in China have fallen. Read story

Biden budget vs. House GOP: Values on display in debt fight

March 10, 2023, 12:20pm Politics

For President Joe Biden, his federal budget is a statement of values — the dollars and cents of a governing philosophy that believes the wealthy and large corporations should pay more taxes to help stem deficits and lift Americans toward middle class stability. Read story

FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, which cause COVID-19. A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with "low confidence" that it began with a lab leak although others in the U.S. intelligence community disagree. (Hannah A.

House votes to declassify info about origins of COVID-19

FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, which cause COVID-19. A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with "low confidence" that it began with a lab leak although others in the U.S. intelligence community disagree. (Hannah A.

March 10, 2023, 8:08am Health

The House voted unanimously on Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic. Read story

FILE - A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot, under government rules finalized Thursday, March 9, 2023.

U.S. requires new info on breast density with all mammograms

FILE - A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot, under government rules finalized Thursday, March 9, 2023.

March 9, 2023, 9:46am Breast Cancer

All U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot. Read story

FILE - A house sits in Rock Creek after floodwaters washed away a road and a bridge in Red Lodge, Mont., Wednesday, June 15, 2022. After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon is gone, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, March 9, 2023.

La Niña, which worsens hurricanes and drought, is gone

FILE - A house sits in Rock Creek after floodwaters washed away a road and a bridge in Red Lodge, Mont., Wednesday, June 15, 2022. After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon is gone, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, March 9, 2023.

March 9, 2023, 7:45am Latest News

After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens western drought is gone, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the National Governors Association in the East Room on Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Biden's support of a Republican resolution to block new District of Columbia crime laws has split members of his own party amid rising concerns about crime in the nation's capital and other cities. The GOP-led disapproval resolution is expected to easily pass the Senate with ample Democratic support on Wednesday, March 8.

Debt ceiling catapults new Biden budget into market spotlight

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the National Governors Association in the East Room on Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Biden's support of a Republican resolution to block new District of Columbia crime laws has split members of his own party amid rising concerns about crime in the nation's capital and other cities. The GOP-led disapproval resolution is expected to easily pass the Senate with ample Democratic support on Wednesday, March 8.

March 8, 2023, 8:19am Politics

President Joe Biden’s budget proposal is an opening salvo in the looming impasse with Republicans over raising the debt ceiling and funding the U.S. government. Read story

Biden immigration discussions rile Hispanic Democratic lawmakers

March 8, 2023, 8:13am Politics

Hispanic Democrats in the Senate expressed optimism last month about the Biden administration’s direction on immigration and border policy, after what several described as a “constructive” and “productive” meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the Capitol. Read story

Biden has quietly forgiven billions in student loans despite setbacks for his signature debt plan

March 6, 2023, 8:34am Latest News

Sara Diaz was feeling emotional when she checked her email Tuesday. She was among the hundreds of Neiman Marcus employees laid off last month and had just finished a stressful phone call about her health insurance. Read story