Cantwell Continues The Fight To Protect Sales Tax Deductions
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is urging Congress to extend the state and local sales tax deduction for Washington residents and seven other states that don’t have an income tax.
Sen. Benton Successfully Added Two Amendments To Same-Sex Marriage Bill
When state senators voted 28-21 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, they also approved two amendments to the legislation proposed by state Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver.
Harris, Moeller Sign Onto Letter Supporting Federal Medical Marijuana Reform
Republican Paul Harris and Democrat Jim Moeller, both state representatives from Vancouver, agree that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration should listen to Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire’s request to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
Sen. Pridemore’S Run For State Auditor Backed By Southwest Washington Democrats
Democratic leaders in Clark County and three nearby legislative districts announced this week that they endorse State Sen. Craig Pridemore, D-Vancouver, who will run for state auditor this fall. Democrats from the 17th, 18th and 49th districts, as well as the Clark County Democrats, expressed their support for the current ...
Sen. Benton Drags Feet During Vote On Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Despite the opposition, the bill was passed out of the Senate Government Operations, Tribal Affairs and Elections committee on a 4-3 party-line vote.
Anti-Online Piracy Laws: Cantwell Opposed, Murray And Herrera Beutler Undecided
Washingtonians are flooding their Congressional members with requests to fight two pieces of legislation to crack down on Internet piracy.
Just How Big Is The State's Budget Shortfall?
Various dollar figures are being used to describe the state's budget problem.
Is Jenkins In Or Out?
Thursday at 6:25 p.m., Vancouver City Council candidate John Jenkins sent a press release conceding his loss in Tuesday's election to Councilor Bart Hansen. At 10:08 p.m., he sent an e-mail recalling that message, and followed with another six minutes later saying that he wasn't prepared to say it's over ...
Rossi’S No. 1 In “Secret Money,” Says Progressive Group
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi was leading in at least one race going into the final weekend of his campaign against Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, according to Fuse Washington, a progressive advocacy group that released new numbers Thursday from watchdog data bases, including the Sunlight Foundation, that track ...
Republican Prosecutor "Offended" By Boger's Tactics
Grant County prosecutor said misconduct charge is meaningless
Don't Interpret "Fair" Taxes To Mean "Lower"
Peter Van Nortwick cries foul over Janet Seekins' ad
Uptick For Heck
Since the August primary, every poll made public has shown Republican state Rep. Jaime Herrera maintaining a lead -- sometimes slim, sometimes substantial -- over Denny Heck, her Democratic opponent in the hard-fought 3rd Congressional District race. However, in the wake of a new SurveyUSA poll conducted for KING-TV in ...
Boger Pushing Appeal Of 2008 Trial As Campaign Issue
In the final days before the election, prosecuting attorney candidate Brent Boger has campaigned extensively on one topic: murder-for-hire convict Dino Constance's allegations of prosecutorial misconduct against Tony Golik. The Republican party has sent several e-mails to The Columbian, pressing the newspaper to report on the pending appeal. Boger has ...
Stonier Scores Business Support
Middle school teacher Monica Stonier, a Democrat, is running against Republican businessman Paul Harris in the open 17th Legislative District race. Nevertheless, she has scored endorsements from the Clark County Association of Realtors and the Vancouver Business Journal, which said it is "attracted to Stonier's bold enthusiasm and the fact ...
Peck's Residency A Non-Issue
The Washington Democratic Party is trying to persuade voters that Republican Brian Peck may have faked his residency in order to run for the Legislature in the 17th District, where he has mounted an aggressive campaign against one-term state Rep. Tim Probst, D-Vancouver. But a check of the documentation cited ...
Horowitz Settles On Van Nortwick
Former candidate endorses fellow Republican
What Van Nortwick Means By "Save Our Fire Services"
Higher assessments would lead to more money for Clark County Fire and Rescue
Supporter Has Fighting Words On Prosecutor Candidate's Fb Page
There are often fighting words thrown around during election season. One such remark, written on prosecutor candidate Tony Golik's campaign Facebook page, crossed the line, opponent Brent Boger said. The statement was written by one of Golik's campaign supporters and a fellow deputy prosecuting attorney, Randy St. Clair. He wrote ...
From Hospital Bed, Judge Campaigns For Golik
Even after suffering a fall and being hospitalized this week, retired Superior Court Judge Robert Harris still made time to campaign for Tony Golik. The former longest-running judge in Washington sent a letter from his hospital bed to The Columbian endorsing Golik, a deputy prosecutor who's running to succeed Prosecuting ...
Weber Motivated By Parker's Signs
County clerk candidate decided to run because he's upset with incumbent's signs
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