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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez listens as Jon Cole of Green Diamond speaks to the group during a Skamania County forest tour in Underwood on Friday afternoon, Aug. 16, 2024. The Congresswoman previously introduced the bipartisan Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act as well as the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act.

This Democrat pulled off one of the country’s biggest upsets. Can she win again in Trump country?

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez listens as Jon Cole of Green Diamond speaks to the group during a Skamania County forest tour in Underwood on Friday afternoon, Aug. 16, 2024. The Congresswoman previously introduced the bipartisan Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act as well as the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act.

November 3, 2024, 6:00am Clark County Politics

Two years ago, one of the nation’s biggest political upsets took place here amid the radiant greenery of the Pacific Northwest. A new mom, the 34-year-old owner of an auto repair shop, made a run for Congress with zero help from national Democrats and nabbed a seat Republicans had held… Read story

Jacob Winstead, president of Washington State University Vancouver’s student association, holds a baby pigmy goat during a “Pet a Goat – Register to Vote” event Monday on campus. Winstead said younger voters are showing more interest in this year’s election than in prior years.

‘Pet a Goat — Register to Vote’: Clark County auditor is expecting 85% election turnout in a year of turmoil

Jacob Winstead, president of Washington State University Vancouver’s student association, holds a baby pigmy goat during a “Pet a Goat – Register to Vote” event Monday on campus. Winstead said younger voters are showing more interest in this year’s election than in prior years.

November 2, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

Clark County voter turnout for the 2024 general election, now just days away, will likely be similar to turnout for previous presidential elections. Read story

Mert Can Bayar, a postdoctoral student in the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public, speaks in February during an event about the online discourse around Israel and Hamas.

University of Washington tries to weather storm of setbacks for misinformation researchers

Mert Can Bayar, a postdoctoral student in the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public, speaks in February during an event about the online discourse around Israel and Hamas.

November 2, 2024, 5:53am Election

It’s election season, and as falsehoods rain down like a monsoon, the “rapid research” team of academics at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public has been scrambling to analyze it all. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, foreground, and her husband Dean Gluesenkamp cast their ballots at the Fisher’s Landing ballot drop box on Friday. The box was the site of arson on Monday that damaged almost 500 ballots.

Clark County voters are undeterred by attacks on ballot boxes in Vancouver and Portland

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, foreground, and her husband Dean Gluesenkamp cast their ballots at the Fisher’s Landing ballot drop box on Friday. The box was the site of arson on Monday that damaged almost 500 ballots.

November 1, 2024, 1:42pm Clark County News

Despite arson attacks on ballot boxes in Vancouver and Portland this week, voters are still using ballot boxes in droves. Read story

Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, left, listens as White Salmon Mayor Marla Keethler answers a question Tuesday during an editorial board meeting at The Columbian. The two are vying for the 17th Legislative District Senate seat.

Voters are about to remake Washington’s Legislature. Here are 7 contests to watch.

Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, left, listens as White Salmon Mayor Marla Keethler answers a question Tuesday during an editorial board meeting at The Columbian. The two are vying for the 17th Legislative District Senate seat.

November 1, 2024, 9:22am Clark County Politics

The Washington state Legislature will get a personnel makeover in next week’s election as a result of retirements, departures and redistricting. Read story

Washington Republican Party Chairman Jim Walsh.

WA Public Disclosure Commission fines state GOP $5,000 over finance, advertising violations

Washington Republican Party Chairman Jim Walsh.

November 1, 2024, 7:45am Election

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission on Tuesday issued a $5,000 fine to the Washington State Republican Party for four campaign finance and political advertising violations. Read story

A Amazon truck makes deliveries in Wheeling, Ill., Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

Walmart, Amazon funded PAC behind ‘defund the police’ attack ads in close Central WA race

A Amazon truck makes deliveries in Wheeling, Ill., Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

November 1, 2024, 7:38am Election

Big business donors are pumping beaucoup bucks into Central Washington to sink three Democratic Latinas’ chances of getting elected. Read story

Neighbors in Sherwood are upset after Trump signs were defaced with spray paint the day following attacks on ballot boxes.

Election tensions are running high in Clark County after ballot box arsons, with more political signs defaced

Neighbors in Sherwood are upset after Trump signs were defaced with spray paint the day following attacks on ballot boxes.

November 1, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

Signs in support of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign were defaced in the Sherwood neighborhood Tuesday, troubling neighbors already rattled by arson attacks on ballot boxes the day prior. Read story

Brandon Borg, 21, fills up his car with gas in Everett, Oct. 24, 2024. Borg must drive long distances for work and is worried about how the rise in gas prices will affect his ability to save money for his future.

Young Washington voters say cost of living is their top concern

Brandon Borg, 21, fills up his car with gas in Everett, Oct. 24, 2024. Borg must drive long distances for work and is worried about how the rise in gas prices will affect his ability to save money for his future.

November 1, 2024, 6:05am Election

Voters of all age groups say the economy is one of their top factors in deciding who to choose for Washington’s next governor. But the issue appears to be top-of-mind for younger voters — specifically the cost of basic necessities. Read story

Volunteers and candidates pose for a photo at a Get Out The Vote event hosted the by Washington State Democratic Party on Thursday at the Laborers Local 335 hall in Vancouver.

Cantwell rallies candidates and volunteers as Democrats work to get out the vote in Clark County

Volunteers and candidates pose for a photo at a Get Out The Vote event hosted the by Washington State Democratic Party on Thursday at the Laborers Local 335 hall in Vancouver.

October 31, 2024, 5:30pm Clark County Politics

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has a message for Democratic candidates heading out to knock on doors across Clark County. Read story