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  • Opinion: Amicus brief filed in support of SCOTUS review of Washington’s Capital Gains Excise Tax

    Opinion: Amicus brief filed in support of SCOTUS review of Washington’s Capital Gains Excise Tax.

    Washington’s decision to tax out-of-state transactions by way of an excise scheme to avoid constitutional limitations on income taxes has created conflict with the Commerce Clause.

    https://tinyurl.com/2nyy3eh3


    #opinion #columns #commentary #ChrisCorry #WashingtonPolicyCenter #WashingtonCapitalGainsIncomeTax #Amicusbrieffiled #SCOTUSreview #OpportunityforAllCoalition #UnitedStatesSupremeCourt #WashingtonState #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToda


    5 min
  • Washington state commission plots pathway toward universal health care system

    Washington state continues to look at the concept of a universal or single-payer system that would guarantee some form of health care for all residents.

    https://tinyurl.com/2e6epbjs


    #TheCenterSquare #WashingtonState #WashingtonStateLegislature #UniversalHealthCare #SinglePayerSystem #HealthCare #UniversalHealthCareCommission #CascadeSelect #WashingtonGovernmentSubsidizedHealthPlans #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday


    4 min
  • Vancouver seeks volunteers to serve on Parking Advisory Committee

    The city of Vancouver is seeking applicants interested in filling one vacancy on its volunteer Parking Advisory Committee.

    https://tinyurl.com/3ap9h2k7


    #CityOfVancouver #ParkingAdvisoryCommittee #SevenMemberVolunteerBody #VancouverCityCouncil #CityStaff #ParkingPolicy #ProgramImplementation #SeekingApplicants #OneVacancy #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday


    2 min
  • Letter: ‘Myrna Leija is a no-nonsense, get-it-done fireball with a heart of gold’

    Letter: ‘Myrna Leija is a no-nonsense, get-it-done fireball with a heart of gold’.

    Area resident Julia Dawn Seaver offers her support for La Center City Council candidate Myrna Leija.

    https://tinyurl.com/xkhfk8au


    #opinion #lettertotheeditor #commentary #JuliaDawnSeaver #LaCenterCityCouncil #MyrnaLeija #Nov7generalelection #elections #voters #lawenforcement #LaCenterPoliceDepartment #LaCenter #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday


    2 min
  • Clark County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit investigates fatal motorcycle collision

    On Monday at about 2 a.m., a witness called 9-1-1 to report a motorcycle collision at the intersection of NE 159th Street and NE 92nd Ave. in Clark County.

    https://tinyurl.com/35b5uw98


    #ClarkCountySheriffOffice #CCSOTrafficUnit #FatalMotorcycleCollision #FirstResponders #Investigation #LawEnforcement #911Call #SingleMotorcycleLeftRoadway #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday


    1 min
  • Opinion: Does local news even matter?

    League of Women Voters of Clark County hosts a community conversation on the local news crisis and its impact on democracy on November 16, featuring key representatives and experts in the field. Reliable, responsible local news is struggling as one-fourth of the country’s newspapers have closed since 2008.

    https://tinyurl.com/3yea5r6n


    #LeagueOfWomenVoters #LocalNews #Newspapers #Journalists #FewerCandidates #ReducedVoterTurnout #HigherGovernmentCosts #GreaterPoliticalPolarization #LessCommunityEngagement #ChallengesToPublicHealth #CommunityConversation #FortVancouverRegionalLibrary #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday


    3 min
  • Opinion: Lack of transparency in how Washington spent $1 billion federal dollars to help students

    Sen. John Braun shares results of an audit by the U.S. Department of Education which found that Washington state school officials had little oversight in how they spent student funding.

    https://tinyurl.com/4mm33z6r


    #opinion #columns #commentary #SenJohnBraun #20thLegislativeDistrict #auditresults #USDepartmentofEducation #Washingtonstateschoolofficials #lackofoversight #studentfunding #COVIDshutdowns #Washingtonstate #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday


    2 min
  • Washington, Oregon lead nation in increased fentanyl deaths, study says

    The states of Oregon and Washington had the highest increase of fentanyl-related fatalities and other drug overdose deaths over the past year, according to a recent study.

    https://tinyurl.com/54abwfjh


    #TheCenterSquareWashington #WashingtonState #OregonState #FentanylDeaths #FentanylRelatedFatalities #DrugOverdoseDeaths #NationalAverage #FamiliesAgainstFentanyl #CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention #SyntheticOpioids #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday


    2 min
  • Letter: ‘A candidate forum's purpose is to provide voters with a platform to learn about the candidates and their positions’

    Vancouver resident Kris Greene continues his conversation with League of Women Voters of Clark County officials over their recent decision regarding a candidate’s participation in a forum.

    https://tinyurl.com/mn77ktzy


    #Opinion #LetterToTheEditor #Commentary #KrisGreene #LeagueOfWomenVotersOfClarkCounty #CamasCityCouncil #CandidateForum #Voters #Elections #Transparency #JohnNohr #GaryPerman #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday


    2 min

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