Clark County Politics

Majority Floor Leader Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, left, talks with Minority Floor Leader, Republican Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, center, and Republican Rep. Morgan Irwin, right, during a previous session in Olympia.

Vancouver Rep. Monica Stonier emerges as strong voice in the House

April 11, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Washington’s 2023 legislative session will soon draw to a close. Along with all the late-night negotiations and budget battles, this year’s session could also be remembered as the year women took control of the House of Representatives. Read story

Jerrad Isch walks down the exterior stairs of his Airbnb in Vancouver. He been renting out the unit for about five years and says that it has been a largely positive experience for him and his neighbors.

City of Vancouver turns focus to short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, other sites

April 10, 2023, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

There are more than 300 short-term rentals — such as Airbnbs and Vrbos — in Vancouver. Due to zoning laws, almost all of them are illegal. Read story

The number of houses for sale dropped in Clark County in February despite seeing a surge after the holidays.

Clark County mulls smaller residential lots

April 9, 2023, 6:00am Business

Across Washington, local governments and agencies are brainstorming ways to diversify the current housing landscape while also tackling the persistent home shortage. One solution that Clark County and other areas are considering is decreasing lot sizes in neighborhoods to allow more homes to be built. Read story

3rd Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, right, listens to U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary Xochitl Torres Small answer a question Tuesday during a roundtable at Our American Roots farm in Woodland.

Gluesenkamp Perez, USDA undersecretary look at broadband expansion

April 7, 2023, 3:25pm Clark County News

Woodland and Kalama projects are in the works to bring high-speed internet to rural and remote homes that have never been connected before. Read story

County: More than 500 bad signatures on ‘Fix Camas’ petition

April 7, 2023, 2:59pm Clark County News

Clark County elections officials say the Fix Camas group spearheading a referendum petition to send the city of Camas’ new 2 percent utility tax to voters did not collect the required number of valid signatures. Read story

Clark County rethinks findings on mining sites

A trio of trucks travel to and from the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal.

Clark County took the unusual step Wednesday of reversing its findings on two proposed mining projects. The county reversed its findings that rezoning requests for the Chelatchie Bluff Mineral Lands and Cardai Hill mining operations would have no significant environmental impacts. Read story

Gluesenkamp Perez joins bipartisan lawmakers to propose forest funding bill

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez listens during a roundtable at Van der Salm Farms in Woodland, where farmers discussed the challenges of agriculture in Southwest Washington.

Last week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania County, joined her House colleagues Dan Newhouse, a Republican from Central Washington, and Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from Maine, in introducing the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act. Read story