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A small flame burns in the Camas Creek watershed while firefighters tackle the Nakia Fire in October 2022.

The latest fight over rules to protect homes from wildfire

A small flame burns in the Camas Creek watershed while firefighters tackle the Nakia Fire in October 2022.

October 24, 2024, 12:52pm Latest News

The state agency charged with developing codes for commercial and residential buildings in Washington says a new law took away its power to update rules protecting homes from the threat of wildfires. Read story

FILE - The Washington State Capitol building is seen on the first day of the legislative session, Jan. 8, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

WA residents overwhelmingly support taxes on the wealthy, poll shows

FILE - The Washington State Capitol building is seen on the first day of the legislative session, Jan. 8, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

October 23, 2024, 7:46am Election

Washington residents don’t mind taxing the ultra wealthy, according to a new statewide poll. Read story

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Citizen panel says Washington lawmakers deserve a 14% raise

Washington Lt. Gov.

October 11, 2024, 7:34am Latest News

State lawmakers in Washington will get a 14% raise over the next two years, pushing their annual pay above $70,000, under a recommendation adopted Thursday by a citizen salary-setting panel. Read story

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GOP legislative staff OK contract as Democratic employees say no

Washington State Capitol (Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)

October 2, 2024, 4:03pm Northwest

In the first-ever collective bargaining for legislative employees in Washington, Republican staff in the state House and Senate got contracts but their Democratic counterparts did not. Read story

Former Governor Dan Evans (L) listens on stage next to John Carmichael, president of the Evergreen State College, during an event hosted by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, April 9, 2024. Evans, 98, was Washington stateǃÙs 16th governor, from 1965 to 1977, and was a U.S. senator from 1983 to 1989.

Dan Evans, former Republican governor of Washington and US senator, dies at 98

Former Governor Dan Evans (L) listens on stage next to John Carmichael, president of the Evergreen State College, during an event hosted by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, April 9, 2024. Evans, 98, was Washington stateǃÙs 16th governor, from 1965 to 1977, and was a U.S. senator from 1983 to 1989.

September 21, 2024, 3:43pm Latest News

Dan Evans, a popular three-term Republican governor of Washington state who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate before leaving in frustration because he felt the chamber was too rancorous and tedious, has died. He was 98. Read story

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Fentanyl test strips, which can detect the presence of fentanyl in drugs, are coming to Clark College and Washington State University Vancouver this fall under a new state law.

Fentanyl test strips coming to Clark County college campuses as overdose deaths spike

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Fentanyl test strips, which can detect the presence of fentanyl in drugs, are coming to Clark College and Washington State University Vancouver this fall under a new state law.

September 13, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health

Fentanyl test strips are coming to Washington State University Vancouver and Clark College campuses this fall, as mandated by a new state law. Read story

Case manager Johnnaya Banks walks between a larger community space, left, and the kitchen, at the Henderson Village tiny houses in Rainier Beach, Monday, July 29, 2024. Banksǃ٠salary is partially paid for by federal Medicaid funding that has been recently paused.

Promise of Medicaid funding to plug homelessness budgets unmet in Washington

Case manager Johnnaya Banks walks between a larger community space, left, and the kitchen, at the Henderson Village tiny houses in Rainier Beach, Monday, July 29, 2024. Banksǃ٠salary is partially paid for by federal Medicaid funding that has been recently paused.

September 10, 2024, 3:00pm Northwest

A plan to boost homelessness funding while lowering public health care spending has fallen short of expectations. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge stretches across a hazy Columbia River on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2022, as seen from the Vancouver Waterfront. Smoke from the Nakia Creek Fire and a morning layer of fog pushed air quality into the “unhealthy” range.

New WA program aims to curb air pollution in parts of state most affected, including Vancouver

The Interstate 5 Bridge stretches across a hazy Columbia River on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2022, as seen from the Vancouver Waterfront. Smoke from the Nakia Creek Fire and a morning layer of fog pushed air quality into the “unhealthy” range.

August 28, 2024, 7:48am Clark County Health

Communities in Washington hit hardest by climate change may soon get state funding to improve air quality. Read story

Lauren Colas of Camas, from left, and Mark Moore of Vancouver chat with candidate Joe Kent during a primary election party at Prairie Tavern on Tuesday evening, Aug. 6, 2024.

Where did money flow in WA’s primary election? 3rd District and public lands commissioner race

Lauren Colas of Camas, from left, and Mark Moore of Vancouver chat with candidate Joe Kent during a primary election party at Prairie Tavern on Tuesday evening, Aug. 6, 2024.

August 20, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Politics

Everybody knows the U.S. presidential contest is 2024’s biggest political race, but it can be harder to gauge which local matchups matter most. Read story

ShaWayne Hodges takes out recycling while sorting and packing at her Vancouver, WA home on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

Vancouver renter says unregulated ‘junk fees’ are being used to retaliate and discriminate

ShaWayne Hodges takes out recycling while sorting and packing at her Vancouver, WA home on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

August 19, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

In the midst of a summer heat wave in July 2023, Vancouver resident ShaWayne Hodges walked out to her porch and saw a notice posted on her front door. Read story