About 58 percent of voters in the Ridgefield School District last week approved a $77 million bond for construction to ease overcrowding in the district. But under Washington law, that…
Even if the Legislature passes a bill eliminating philosophical exemptions for recommended vaccinations, education will be necessary to fight misinformation. The state House of Representatives has advanced a bill led…
Election Day could have given the Ridgefield School District cause to celebrate, with a majority of voters — 57.9 percent — supporting a school bond that would have paid for…
Times might be changing. Vaccinations for measles in Clark County skyrocketed last month compared to the previous January, according to statistics provided by The Vancouver Clinic, Kaiser Permanente and Sea…
Students are required certain vaccinations to go to school, including MMR – or Measles, Mumps, Rubella – which requires two doses. More than 50 cases of measles have been confirmed…
Hats off to state Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, for introducing a bill to help Washington join a nationwide trend away from high school exit exams. Research shows these exams do…
Washington lawmakers heard from both vaccine skeptics and supporters during the first public hearing Friday morning for a bill that would remove the state’s personal exemption for the measles mumps…
The Washington Health State Department shot down speculation that Clark County’s measles outbreak has a confirmed “patient zero” on Wednesday. As the county’s confirmed measles cases rose to 51, along…
A new house bill could add pressure on Washington parents to vaccinate their children, and it’s generating discussion from people on all sides of the vaccination argument. HB 1638 —…
Senate and House Democratic Leaders gather for their weekly media availability at the state capitol.
