Jobs, transportation, health care, cost of power and the state budget were key themes expressed at the Building Industry Group’s Legislative Luncheon on Friday, Apr. 27.
State Rep. Paul Harris of the 17th District recognized...
The Building Industry Group is hosting its second annual Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt Legislative Review Luncheon on Friday, Apr. 27 at Club Green Meadows. The event will be held upstairs at the club house located at 7703 NE 72nd Ave. in Vancouver. The doors open at 11:30 a.m. We are ...
Two years ago the GOP Convention met at Prairie High School. In 2012 it was a packed ballroom at the Vancouver Hilton with overflow into adjacent rooms and spillways. The influx of first timers with seasoned conventioneers bogged down check-in, added to confusion, and the convention started almost an hour later than promoted, but once rolling it was difficult to stop.
As the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project (CRC) moves from its initial development stages into acquisition of permits and construction financing, public opposition to the proposed construction project shows absolutely no signs of abating. The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) began its Mar. 23 workshop on the ...
The next step in the process to push Portland’s light rail into Vancouver is to secure taxes to fund expenses for operation and maintenance (O&M). Unlike the cost to construct light rail – which is funneled through state and federal taxes – monies for operation and maintenance are derived from ...
How Clark County’s economic climate will fare over the next 20 years was the billion-dollar question hanging in the air during a special day-long session the Washington State Transportation Commission held on Nov. 14 at the Port of Vancouver. The seven-member commission sets tolls for state roadways, bridges, and ferries ...
The Building Industry Group brought together Washington state legislators Sen. Joe Zarelli (R-Ridgefield), Rep. Ed Orcutt (R-Kalama), and freshman representatives Ann Rivers (R-La Center) and Paul Harris (R-Vancouver) to share their views on the recently completed legislative session. The crowd responded with enthusiastic applause when Zarelli shared his vision that ...
State Rep. Paul Harris stopped by US Digital on April 27 to give David Madore and couv.com viewers an update on the Washington state budget situation. Madore and Harris also touch on the governors’ endorsement of the truss bridge for the CRC project* and upcoming elections. Harris was also a ...
On March 31, state Rep. Paul Harris visited US Digital to have a video interview with David Madore. Click here to view the interview if it doesn’t appear above. See our continuing coverage of the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project. Do you have information to share on the CRC? ...