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Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was one of just four Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to vote in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act — a controversial bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
Critics say the act could disenfranchise millions, especially married women, who don’t have proof of citizenship readily available.
Crying babies. Loud ringtones. The occasional open-mouthed cough. Driver licensing offices in Clark County are crammed ahead of a May 7 deadline for travelers to have identification that complies with the 2005 REAL ID Act to board domestic flights.
As of Tuesday, no appointments are available at driver licensing offices for getting an enhanced driver’s license in or close to Clark County.
Teachers told the Vancouver school board on Tuesday they felt blindsided when the district released results of an investigation into a former teacher’s alleged sexual misconduct the day before parent conferences.
The district sent the reports, which included graphic details, from two third-party investigations in a March 19 email to families. In the email, school board members said they were sharing the reports to reaffirm the district’s commitment to transparency, accountability and school safety.
Vancouver school board members voted to rename two elementary schools at their Tuesday meeting, citing the violent histories of their namesakes.
Starting next school year, Harney Elementary (named after Gen. William S. Harney, former commander of Vancouver Barracks) will be called Edgewood Elementary, and Peter S. Ogden Elementary (named after the Canadian fur trader) will drop the “Peter S.”
A woman who was slapped across the face on stage at Saturday’s anti-Trump administration rally in downtown Vancouver’s Esther Short Park declined to pursue charges against the man who hit her, according to Vancouver police.
Videos circulating on social media captured the woman on the stage reaching for a microphone speakers were using, before turning and shouting at the crowd of thousands gathered to protest President Donald Trump’s policies. Shortly after, a man, wearing a T-shirt that said “I am the weapon” across the back, approached the woman and slapped her across the face.
