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A Fort Vancouver High School student holds up a sign Tuesday during a walk-out to protest budget cuts affecting 262 staff positions next year.

Rising costs for Washington school districts outpace state funding, report finds

August 14, 2024, 2:16pm Latest News Free

In recent years, districts are spending a lot more money to keep Washington’s schools running — but state funding isn’t keeping up. Read story

Preschooler Kymber McIntyre, 4, left, enjoys some playtime with Kim Frosh, Child Care Aware Specialist with Educational Service District 112, as she takes a tour of the Educational Opportunities for Children and Families' location in northeast Vancouver in August 2023.

‘I really don’t know where we go from here’: Analysis highlights Washington child care crisis

August 14, 2024, 6:08am Business

A statewide research analysis published in July revealed the lack of access to child care has resulted in a $6 billion loss to Washington’s economy. Read story

The General Administration Building on the Washington state Capitol campus in Olympia was completed in 1956. It’s now slated for demolition.

Demolition looms for building that has hulked over Washington Capitol campus for decades

August 13, 2024, 6:01pm Northwest Free

Stroll the grounds of the Washington state Capitol and it’s hard to miss the boxy, white building squatting on the campus’ northern edge, its four floors of linear window banks staring back at the manicured lawns and paths across the way. Read story

The Temple of Justice is the Washington Supreme Court building in Olympia, Washington.

Voters will see budget effects of initiatives on ballots

August 12, 2024, 1:54pm Clark County Politics Free

Legal wrangling ended in the state’s high court Friday over the four initiatives that Washington voters will decide this November. Read story

First responders work at the scene after a shooting left two people dead in central Vancouver on July 25.

The victim in a Vancouver murder-suicide had a protection order but Clark County judges say the law doesn’t let them take guns from abusers

August 12, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Carissa Larkin feared for her life after obtaining a civil domestic violence protection order in April against her former fiance. Read story

Rainbow fentanyl pills and powder come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes.

‘We can’t idly stand by and let children be harmed’: Lawmakers want to expand drug endangerment law

August 10, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

In early May, Vancouver police responded to their second call of the day involving a young child believed to have overdosed from illicit drugs — this one, a 3-year-old girl on fentanyl. Before they arrived, her grandmother gave her naloxone, a drug used to counteract opioid overdoses. It took two… Read story

The Clark County Council approved a nearly $1 million contract to provide direct financial assistance for heating low-income households as well as help them replace inefficient, outdated or unsafe heating and cooling systems. The money came from the state's Climate Commitment Act.

$1 million to help heat Clark County homes would go away if I-2117 is approved

August 8, 2024, 5:08pm Business

Several new state-sponsored programs that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have popped up in recent months, but they may not be available for long. Read story

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

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

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