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An Amazon prime delivery van parks Feb. 23, 2023, in front the Devil's Triangle near the Amazon Campus in South Lake Union, Seattle.

Bill before Washington Legislature would strip down rules for strip clubs

An Amazon prime delivery van parks Feb. 23, 2023, in front the Devil's Triangle near the Amazon Campus in South Lake Union, Seattle.

February 20, 2024, 6:06am Business

Clark County does not have a single strip club. In fact, it’s never had a strip club, as far as The Columbian can tell. Read story

The sunrise shines Jan. 16 over the Chicago skyline and the steaming frigid waters of Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach. Voters in Chicago will weigh the mayor&rsquo;s plan to triple the current real estate transfer tax on residential and commercial property sales between $1 million and $1.5 million and quadruple the tax for properties above $1.5 million to fund homelessness services.

‘This will be transformative for affordable housing’: States say if you can buy ‘mansion,’ you can pay affordable housing tax

The sunrise shines Jan. 16 over the Chicago skyline and the steaming frigid waters of Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach. Voters in Chicago will weigh the mayor&rsquo;s plan to triple the current real estate transfer tax on residential and commercial property sales between $1 million and $1.5 million and quadruple the tax for properties above $1.5 million to fund homelessness services.

February 17, 2024, 6:05am Nation & World

Washington lawmakers last year dedicated a record $400 million to the state’s Housing Trust Fund, which distributes loans and grants to create affordable housing. Read story

Lawmakers won’t act on Washington long-term care ballot initiative

February 16, 2024, 5:24pm Northwest

Democratic leaders in the Washington Legislature said Friday they would not act on a citizen initiative that would let Washingtonians opt out of a payroll tax that funds a state long-term care insurance program, meaning the question will very likely go directly to the November ballot. Read story

The sun dial stands in front of the Legislative Building at the state Capitol in Olympia in March 2022.

Washington lawmakers again look to increase special education funding

The sun dial stands in front of the Legislative Building at the state Capitol in Olympia in March 2022.

February 16, 2024, 11:11am Latest News

Washington House lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to increase special education funding by another $185 million in the coming years. Read story

FILE - The afternoon sun illuminates the Legislative Building, left, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash, Oct. 9, 2018. In a Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, vote, the Washington state Senate unanimously approved legislation that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington Senate pitches new spending for school construction, housing and 2026 World Cup

FILE - The afternoon sun illuminates the Legislative Building, left, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash, Oct. 9, 2018. In a Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, vote, the Washington state Senate unanimously approved legislation that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. (AP Photo/Ted S.

February 16, 2024, 11:06am Latest News

Elementary schoolchildren, unhoused residents, electric vehicle owners and soccer fans are all covered in the Washington Senate’s capital budget proposal. Read story

FILE - The afternoon sun illuminates the Legislative Building, left, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash, Oct. 9, 2018. In a Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, vote, the Washington state Senate unanimously approved legislation that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Impact on Southwest Washington: Clark County lawmakers have key bills still alive in Legislature

FILE - The afternoon sun illuminates the Legislative Building, left, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash, Oct. 9, 2018. In a Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, vote, the Washington state Senate unanimously approved legislation that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. (AP Photo/Ted S.

February 15, 2024, 5:58pm Clark County News

Key bills introduced by local lawmakers — including ones that would shield people from surprise ambulance costs and launch a drug overdose prevention campaign — remain alive after this week’s legislative cutoff. Read story

Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett, chair of Senate Ways and Means Committee, left, talks with Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, ranking minority member of Senate Ways and Means Committee, at right, during a legislative session preview in the Cherberg Building at the Capitol on Jan. 4 in Olympia. Wilson said this week that the continuing uptick in revenue collections is good but Democrats need to be cautious in their spending choices.

With new revenue report, Washington lawmakers prep for their budget reveal

Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett, chair of Senate Ways and Means Committee, left, talks with Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, ranking minority member of Senate Ways and Means Committee, at right, during a legislative session preview in the Cherberg Building at the Capitol on Jan. 4 in Olympia. Wilson said this week that the continuing uptick in revenue collections is good but Democrats need to be cautious in their spending choices.

February 15, 2024, 4:23pm Northwest

A state revenue forecast released Wednesday gives Democratic budget writers in the House and Senate a little more money to spend than anticipated. Read story

Washington lawmakers won’t hear testimony on climate policy, capital gains repeal efforts

February 14, 2024, 6:33pm Newsletter

Democratic leaders in the Legislature said Wednesday they won’t hold hearings on two initiatives to repeal the state’s new capital gains tax and the state’s new carbon market. Read story

Cheyonna Lewis looks through her burn pile of mail at her house in east Vancouver. Lewis is one of many renters in Clark County dealing with junk fees.

‘These are predatory fees. There’s no question about that’: ‘Junk fees’ burden renters in Clark County

Cheyonna Lewis looks through her burn pile of mail at her house in east Vancouver. Lewis is one of many renters in Clark County dealing with junk fees.

February 14, 2024, 6:06am Business

Fees hit Cheyonna Lewis when she was already on the edge. Rent has doubled for her Vancouver home, where she’s lived with her children and pets for 18 years. She’s been scraping by with the help of a housing voucher. Read story

King County pleaded for help from the Legislature. Olympia said no

February 9, 2024, 8:36pm Northwest

Washington state Senate Democrats scrapped a bill this week that would allow counties to increase property taxes, dealing a blow to King County leaders who have said they’ll have to make drastic budget cuts without such a change. Read story