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Oct 16, 2024 | 
columbian.com | Dylan Jefferies
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
columbian.com | Dylan Jefferies
The candidates vying for the 18th Legislative District House Position 2 seat diverge on how to address some of the biggest issues facing Clark County, including education, homelessness and the effort to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge. Democrat John Zingale, 43, is a Vancouver Public Schools teacher. Republican John Ley, 66, is a retired airline pilot. Both candidates ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the 18th District in 2022. The 18th District stretches from Hazel Dell to Battle Ground.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
thenewstribune.com | Dylan Jefferies
Highway 500 will close in both directions Thursday night in Vancouver near Northeast 54th Avenue and Northeast Stapleton Street. The closure will be from 9 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday. Both directions of Highway 500 between St. Johns Boulevard and Northeast Andresen Road, near Milepost 2.4, will be fully closed. Nighttime travelers should expect delays or plan a different route. During the closure, crews will work to set and brace new bridge support beams.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
columbian.com | Dylan Jefferies
Highway 500 will close in both directions Thursday night in Vancouver near Northeast 54th Avenue and Northeast Stapleton Street. The closure will be from 9 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday. Both directions of Highway 500 between St. Johns Boulevard and Northeast Andresen Road, near Milepost 2.4, will be fully closed. Nighttime travelers should expect delays or plan a different route. During the closure, crews will work to set and brace new bridge support beams.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Dylan Jefferies
ShareTwo candidates with backgrounds in health care are running to succeed Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, for the 17th Legislative District House Position 2 seat. Harris is running to succeed Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, who is retiring . Democrat Terri Niles of Vancouver and Republican David Stuebe of Washougal are vying to fill his seat . The 17th District encompasses east Vancouver, Camas, Washougal and Carson. Niles, 66, is a familiar name in Clark County politics.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
columbian.com | Dylan Jefferies
News / Clark County News Videos show flyover views of various options for a new bridge The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program released a new batch of visualizations for the planned bridge at Monday’s bi-state legislative committee meeting. The flyover renderings provide a bird’s-eye view of five replacement bridge options. A sixth visualization looks at proposed interchanges. They are posted on the program’s website at www.interstatebridge.org/nextsteps and on YouTube. The visualizations...
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
columbian.com | Dylan Jefferies
Two candidates with backgrounds in health care are running to succeed Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, for the 17th Legislative District House Position 2 seat. Harris is running to succeed Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, who is retiring. Democrat Terri Niles of Vancouver and Republican David Stuebe of Washougal are vying to fill his seat. The 17th District encompasses east Vancouver, Camas, Washougal and Carson. Niles, 66, is a familiar name in Clark County politics.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
tri-cityherald.com | Dylan Jefferies
The candidates for the 18th Legislative District House Position 1 seat agree that homelessness and education funding are two of the biggest issues facing the district. But Republican Rep. Stephanie McClintock and Democratic challenger Deken Letinich have different ideas about how to address those challenges. McClintock, 54, works in public relations for United Grain Corp and formerly served on the Battle Ground school board.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Dylan Jefferies
ShareU.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez held firm that tolling proposals should be reduced or eliminated on a planned replacement of the Interstate 5 Bridge at a Wednesday roundtable . “The tolling proposals raise significant concerns for me,” she said. “Tolls are an inherently regressive tax. I think it’s important that we are considering how to have equity in tolling, how to reduce tolling and how to eliminate tolling.” Perez, D-Skamania, hosted the event with U.S. Rep.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
columbian.com | Dylan Jefferies
The candidates for the 18th Legislative District House Position 1 seat agree that homelessness and education funding are two of the biggest issues facing the district. But Republican Rep. Stephanie McClintock and Democratic challenger Deken Letinich have different ideas about how to address those challenges. McClintock, 54, works in public relations for United Grain Corp and formerly served on the Battle Ground school board.
