Category: In The News

The Washington State Legislature welcomed one of its most diverse cohorts of elected officials in state history on Monday. The most recent class includes a female majority in the House… READ MORE

In the weeks leading up to the 2019 Washington legislative session, lawmakers’ do-to lists only got longer. During the 105-day “long session” that begins Monday, legislators were already expected to… READ MORE

Clark County’s three main business groups rolled out their legislative wish list to the county’s legislative delegation Friday at the 2019 Legislative Outlook Breakfast, including investments in broadband and other… READ MORE

When Monica Stonier first started working full time as a teacher in 2001, she was more focused on learning her students’ names than about her union, the Washington Education Association…. READ MORE

When Pam Kruse took over the Franklin Pierce Education Association, there were 56 school staffers who weren’t union members. Now there are 10. That’s a signature accomplishment for Kruse, an… READ MORE

Ridgefield resident Virginia Roberts was expecting her property taxes to go up this year. After all, they’re going up everywhere. But when she saw her bill for $4,139.68 — a… READ MORE

I appreciated the editorial supporting the Breakfast After the Bell bill sponsored by Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver (In Our View — “Feeding Kids Sound Policy,” The Columbian, April 23). As… READ MORE

Two new state laws revolving around school meals bring up larger questions about the role of government. One law, known as Breakfast After the Bell, will require high-poverty schools to… READ MORE

Gov. Jay Inslee started his week surrounded by children. And no, that isn’t a joke about the Washington state Legislature. Sitting in a third-grade class at Fruit Valley Community Learning… READ MORE

The Washington Voting Rights Act has passed both chambers of the legislature — sending the bill to Gov Jay Inslee.