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New voting tabulators that require a password to start up the machine and will power down if unable to log in are pictured, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Vernon, Conn.

Trump’s election order creates much confusion before the next federal election in 2026

March 31, 2025, 8:58am Election

President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to change how U.S. elections are run is creating uncertainty for state and local election officials and worries about voter confusion before the next federal election, the 2026 midterms. Read story

Fire trucks stay dry inside Friday at Camas-Washougal Fire Department’s Station 42. Camas and Washougal voters on April 22 will decide the fate of the proposed Camas-Washougal Regional Fire Authority.

If Camas-Washougal Regional Fire Authority vote fails, joint fire department will separate

March 26, 2025, 10:57am Clark County News

Camas-Washougal Fire Chief Cliff Free has spent the past several months trying to help east Clark County residents understand what is at stake if Proposition 1, a measure asking voters to approve a new regional fire authority, fails to win voters’ approval in the April 22 special election. Read story

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown listens to a question during a news conference after a hearing in federal court in Seattle, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, over President Donald Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth.

State attorney general responds to Trump’s order forcing major changes to Washington’s elections

March 26, 2025, 7:42am Election

After years of President Donald Trump claiming the 2020 presidential election was rigged, he signed an executive order Tuesday that would reshape future voting and force major changes to Washington state’s elections. Read story

Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, speaks in support of an anti-bullying bill that would set policies to prevent transgender students from being bullied during the session in Olympia in 2019.

WA initiative takes aim at Parents’ Bill of Rights changes

March 20, 2025, 9:27am Election

Clashes over Democratic efforts this legislative session to alter Washington’s Parents’ Bill of Rights have played out on the House and Senate floor, social media, the steps of the Capitol and now, with a second initiative. Read story

Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer is advocating for a bill that would give voters in seven Washington port districts, including Camas-Washougal, the option of extending the terms of their port commissioners from four to six years.

Bill would let voters extend terms of Camas-Washougal port commissioners from four to six years

March 17, 2025, 10:45am Business

Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer is advocating for a bill that would give voters in seven Washington port districts, including Camas-Washougal, the option of extending the terms of their port commissioners from four to six years. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez visits Cascade Middle School on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 30, 2025.

NRCC names 26 House Democrats to initial target list for 2026, including Perez

March 17, 2025, 9:44am Clark County Politics

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Monday released its initial list of 26 House Democrats the party plans to target in next year’s midterm elections. Read story

Election

Battle Ground, Hockinson school districts try again for levies at ballot box

‘What’s happening now is unprecedented’: Political activism, protests in Vancouver accelerate