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Cheers: To school support staff. The Legislature has committed $600 million over the next three years for more counselors, nurses, social workers and psychologists in public schools. Previously, school-funding formulas provided for one nurse for every 5,263 elementary school students; money for additional positions had to come from district levy funds. By 2025, the ratio will be one nurse for every 684 students through state funding. Under the new formula, schools must show the money was used to...

State Rep. Larry Hoff announced Monday he will not run for a third term in office in November. Hoff, R-Vancouver, represents the 18th District.

A bill to lower the unemployment tax spike for business owners and give small business relief has now passed both the Washington state Senate and House.

After a floor debate Wednesday, the Washington state House passed a bill aimed at “Delaying the implementation of the long-term services and supports trust program by 18 months,” according to the official description.

State lawmakers will turn their attention to Olympia on Monday for the start of the 2022 legislative session. Despite a short 60-day window, legislators already have a long list of priorities they want to tackle.

The city of Washougal has been awarded a $1 million loan from the state government’s public works assistance account for its wastewater treatment plant improvement project.

Business leaders quiz Clark County legislators on capital gains tax, I-5 Bridge, COVID relief Published: May 23, 2021, 6:07am Share: State Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, left, talks with state Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, right, on the otherwise empty floor of the Washington House, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. With most representatives attending remotely, lawmakers were considering a proposed new tax in Washington state on capital gains that would...

May 15—Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill introduced by state Rep. Larry Hoff, R-Vancouver, streamlining the permitting process for dredging on the Columbia River. Under Hoff's legislation, House Bill 1193, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have more leeway to maintain navigation channels on the river, if plans have undergone environmental policy reviews and it applied for state water quality ...

Democrats scored one victory after another over the course of this year’s 105-day legislative session, as lawmakers in the majority party eschewed incremental change in favor of sweeping, long-sought goals.

In Our View: Overtime for agricultural workers overdue The Columbian Share: Washington lawmakers this year took a step toward correcting a long-standing injustice. Farm workers may soon be eligible for overtime pay that long has eluded them – a right afforded employees in other industries. Senate Bill 5172 passed both chambers by wide margins and has been sent to Gov. Jay Inslee. The fact that all Southwest Washington lawmakers supported the legislation (Republican Rep. Larry H...