Joe Cortright warns that Oregon’s Legislature is pushing through a massive highway funding bill without accounting for soaring costs tied to the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-elephant-in-hearing-room-a/ #JoeCortright #I5Bridge #OregonTransportation #TollRevenue #GasTax #Vancouver #OpinionColumn #Legislature #FundingDelays

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center criticizes Washington’s stalled EV sales and says legislative mandates are expensive, political, and counterproductive. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-washington-ev-sales-have-stalled-and-are-far-short-of-states-arbitrary-targets/ #WashingtonPolicyCenter #EVsales #ToddMyers #CO2emissions #Tesla #TransportationStrategy #ElectricVehicles #OpinionColumn #StateLegislation #Vancouver

Vancouver resident Bob Zak reacts to a large increase in his home assessment and criticizes the recent tax policies enacted by the Democrat Legislature and Governor Ferguson. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-property-taxes-ugh/ #BobZak #PropertyTaxes #VancouverWA #HomeAssessment #TaxIncrease #GovernorFerguson #ClarkCountyOpinion #LetterToTheEditor #HazelDell #Lakeshore

Vancouver resident Peter Bracchi criticizes the city’s handling of homeless camps along Burnt Bridge Creek, citing environmental and public health concerns related to ongoing pollution of Vancouver Lake. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-the-city-of-vancouvers-approach-to-homeless-camps-along-burnt-bridge-creek-is-a-revolving-door-of-eviction-and-relocation/ #PeterBracchi #VancouverLake #BurntBridgeCreek #PFAS #HomelessCamps #StormWater #LakeVancesspool #EnvironmentalImpact #LetterToTheEditor #ClarkCountyOpinion

WorkSource Vancouver will host a free hiring event on June 18 from 10 a.m. to noon, offering job seekers the chance to meet with employers and explore career openings across multiple industries. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/hiring-event-at-worksource-vancouver-on-june-18/ #WorkSourceVancouver #VancouverJobs #HiringEvent #JobFair #CareerOpportunities #ClarkCountyWA #WorkforceDevelopment #JuneEvents #JobSearch

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance reflects on recent attacks against law enforcement officers, his own experiences during traffic stops, and why he supports FBI Director Patel's firm stance on violence against police. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-comply-with-the-appropriate-and-lawful-requests-of-officers-and-see-how-that-works-for-you/ #KenVance #lawenforcement #LosAngeles #NationalGuard #opinioncolumn #ICE #ClarkCounty #Vancouver #speedingticket #trafficstop

Hundreds of young CEOs filled Esther Short Park on Saturday for the Greater Vancouver Chamber’s fourth annual Lemonade Day Junior Market. More than 250 youth ran booths selling handmade goods and showcasing business skills learned through the My Lemonade Day program. https://clarkcountytoday.com/youth/youth-make-the-sale-at-the-2025-junior-market-in-downtown-vancouver/ #VancouverWA #JuniorMarket #LemonadeDay #YouthEntrepreneurs #GreaterVancouverChamber #EstherShortPark #AnneMcEnernyOgle #TimClevenger #JanetKenefsky #Entrepreneurship

Jeff Towery, currently city manager of McMinnville, Oregon, has been offered the deputy city manager role in Vancouver following a national search. He will oversee multiple departments and brings decades of local government leadership experience. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/national-search-yields-a-new-deputy-city-manager-for-vancouver/ #VancouverWA #JeffTowery #CityManager #CityLeadership #PublicService #LocalGovernment #McMinnvilleOR #SpringfieldOR #LonPluckhahn #CityofVancouver

A motorcyclist died at the scene of a collision with a pickup truck at NE 173rd Circle and NE 142nd Avenue in Battle Ground on Friday afternoon. The driver of the truck remained on scene and is cooperating with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office investigation. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/one-person-dies-in-fatal-motorcycle-vs-truck-collision/ #BattleGround #MotorcycleCrash #ClarkCountySheriff #TrafficInvestigation #FatalCollision #PickupTruck #Motorcyclist #CrashInvestigation #BreakingNews #NE142nd

A Thurston County judge rejected anti-tax activist Tim Eyman’s attempt to recall Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs over a disputed parents’ rights referendum. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/tim-eyman-loses-recall-attempt-against-wa-secretary-of-state/ #WashingtonPolitics #TimEyman #SteveHobbs #Initiative2081 #ParentalRights #Referendum #Recall #EmergencyClause #CourtRuling