Washington could be on the brink of requiring all school districts to teach comprehensive sexual health education, including lessons on birth control, healthy relationships and consent. Senate Bill 5395, requested…
East Vancouver — Union High School student Rory McDonald served as a page recently in the Washington State House of Representatives. He was sponsored by state Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver….
Corrected: An earlier version listed pathway options from a previous version of the bill. OLYMPIA – The Washington State House of Representatives approved a bill that would remove current barriers…
Friends: We’re just a few days away from the first cutoff of the 2019 legislative session. We have cutoff dates to help the Legislature prioritize bills and adjourn on time….
Friends: It’s always a delight to hear from you all, especially now that we’re in the middle of session. My office receives tens of thousands of constituent contacts during the…
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…
