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Attorney General Nick Brown's contract, signed Nov. 10, retains Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner through June 30, 2027, capping legal fees and expenses at $150,000. Let's Go Washington and Rep. Matt Marshall object to the choice for I-638, which 56% of voters approved. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/critics-slam-firm-hired-defend-washingtons-girls-sports #I638 #WashingtonState #NickBrown #LetsGoWashington #GirlsSports #TitleIX #CenterSquare #Politics

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said routers got overloaded with data and that old hardware is a continual problem. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin did not rule out a cybersecurity breach, and Sen. Maria Cantwell said she would investigate communication failures. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/flights-resume-after-more-4-hour-flight-stop-across-u-s #FAA #AirTravel #SeanDuffy #AirTrafficControl #Cybersecurity #FlightAware #TheCenterSquare

Timothy Coe, 77, was booked into the Clark County Jail for one count of assault in the Fourth Degree after a reported parking lot confrontation at a Hazel Dell Walmart. The victim provided video footage and photographs, and a witness helped separate the two. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/clark-county-sheriffs-deputies-arrest-77-year-old-man #ClarkCounty #HazelDell #Vancouver #ClarkCountySheriff #PublicSafety #ClarkCountyNews #WashingtonNews

Douglas Tweet of Camas writes that the C-TRAN 2045 Plan would raise C-TRAN's sales tax from 0.7% to 0.9% in 2030 and 1.1% in 2040. His letter cites $201 million in reserve funds and urges residents to contact county and city councils before the Dec. 8 board meeting. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/letter-c-tran-proposes-2045-light-rail-plan-public-input #CTRAN #LightRail #ClarkCounty #Vancouver #Camas #Transportation #SalesTax #Opinion

Lars Larson argues Attorney General Nick Brown is hiring an outside law firm for I-638 because Brown wants to lose in court. He notes the AG's office has 800 attorneys, and that Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner worked free to block Missouri's law. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/opinion-shyster-ag-wa-decides-stab-voters-while-keeping #Opinion #LarsLarson #I638 #NickBrown #WashingtonState #Politics #ClarkCounty

City Manager Lon Pluckhahn sat among the public Friday as Vancouver councilors unanimously approved a preliminary resolution in 40 seconds. He is on paid administrative leave for 30 days, can request a hearing, and the council will consider a final resolution Dec. 14. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/vancouver-city-council-adopts-resolution-remove-city-manager #Vancouver #ClarkCounty #VancouverCityCouncil #LonPluckhahn #CityManager #LocalNews #Politics #ClarkCountyToday

The U.S. Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into the Camas School District. This audio roundup also covers the C-TRAN 2045 Plan, Vancouver's roughly $2.3 billion budget, La Center's parental notification case, and the Lough Legacy Veterans Day Parade. URLHERE #ClarkCounty #Camas #TitleIX #CTRAN #Vancouver #LaCenter #ClarkCountyToday #Podcast

The U.S. Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into the Camas School District. This audio roundup also covers the C-TRAN 2045 Plan, Vancouver's roughly $2.3 billion budget, La Center's parental notification case, and the Lough Legacy Veterans Day Parade. URLHERE #ClarkCounty #Camas #TitleIX #CTRAN #Vancouver #LaCenter #ClarkCountyToday #Podcast

Four Clark County high school football teams have reached the state playoffs. Paul Valencia, Cale Piland and Tony Liberatore also recognize standout soccer and volleyball squads and discuss how districts will respond to a new state law. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/study-sports-podcast-nov-13-2026-sports-enthusiasts-talk #StudyOfSports #ClarkCounty #HighSchoolSports #HighSchoolFootball #StatePlayoffs #Podcast #ClarkCountyToday

Washington voters approved I-638, which prohibits male students from competing in athletic activities designated for girls. A lawsuit seeks to overturn it, and the U.S. Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into the Camas School District. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/poll-should-voter-approved-school-athletics-initiatives-face #I638 #TitleIX #Camas #ClarkCounty #Washington #SchoolSports #Opinion

Lon Pluckhahn was chosen in 2024 after a national search with community input, candidate forums and three finalists. Peter Bracchi writes that the closeness of the Council's decisions on his future and the roughly $2.3 billion budget makes transparency especially important. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/opinion-vancouver-may-remove-city-manager-friday-approve-his #Opinion #Vancouver #VancouverCityCouncil #CityManager #LonPluckhahn #ClarkCounty #Budget #LocalGovernment

More than 21,000 items have been collected since Korey's Joy Drive began, said Jen Thomas of the city's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department. The city is gathering new toys, gift cards and winter clothing through Dec. 9 to support seven local charities. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/city-vancouver-launches-12th-annual-koreys-joy-drive #KoreysJoyDrive #Vancouver #ClarkCounty #CommunityNews #ToyDrive #HolidayGiving #Donations

From 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, the left lane of northbound I-205 will close between Exit 27 for State Route 14 and Exit 28 for Mill Plain Boulevard. Crews will replace damaged guardrail along a nearly 1-mile stretch. Real-time updates are available through the WSDOT app. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/expect-delays-northbound-i-205-vancouver-guardrail-repairs-2 #I205 #Vancouver #WSDOT #ClarkCounty #Traffic #Transportation #LaneClosure #ClarkCountyToday

Applications are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2026, for a vacant Clark County Charter Review Commission seat in councilor district 3, position 1. The unexpired term ends Dec. 31, 2027, at the latest, and the commission is tasked with reviewing the county's home rule charter. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/charter-review-commission-seeks-applicants-fill-vacant #ClarkCounty #CharterReview #Vancouver #LocalGovernment #ClarkCountyWA #Volunteer

Chris Cargill writes that school district general fund spending hit $19,371 per pupil in 2024–25, up from $11,450 in 2015–16. He argues against the Lake Washington, Tacoma and Yakima lawsuit plans, citing enrollment of about 1.071 million in 2024 and 1.116 million in 2019. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/opinion-here-we-go-again-washingtons-education-establishment #Opinion #WashingtonState #K12 #SchoolFunding #Taxpayers #Accountability #MountainStatesPolicyCenter #ClarkCountyToday

Ken Vance reflects on CCRP Chairman Matthew Bumala's video urging Republicans to regroup after losses in the 17th and 18th Legislative Districts. Vance weighs the Nov. 3 results, Trump's Iran decision and gas prices, and Bumala's call to prevent a Democratic two-thirds majority. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/opinion-ccrp-chairman-matt-bumala-asks-republicans-you-ready #ClarkCounty #Opinion #CCRP #KenVance #WashingtonPolitics #Election2026 #Republicans

Nancy Churchill writes that Governor Ferguson must opt Washington in by December 31 for families to use a new federal tax credit. She cites a coalition poll showing 72 percent support and says New York and Colorado have already signed on. Her column argues for parental choice. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/opinion-dont-leave-money-table #Opinion #WashingtonState #Education #Scholarships #AfterSchool #Tutoring #WAPolitics

Chris Reykdal, first elected superintendent of public instruction in 2016, announced Monday that he will not run for a fourth term in 2028. He says he may pursue another statewide position, a federal office, or walk away from elective office altogether. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/wa-state-schools-chief-wont-seek-re-election-2028 #WAPolitics #Reykdal #WashingtonSchools #SuperintendentOfPublicInstruction #SchoolFunding #WAEducation

Nearly 100 regional vendor booths are part of ilani's Holiday Crafts and Ale Festival on Nov. 14 and 15, with apparel from local designers, jewelry, ornaments and holiday-themed ales, spirits and wines. Children can meet Santa, and the tree lighting is Sunday at 6 p.m. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/tis-eason-ilanis-holiday-crafts-festival #ilani #HolidayCrafts #AleFestival #ClarkCounty #HolidayShopping #TreeLighting #CommunityEvents #Santa

Jason Yi, WSU Vancouver's director of admissions, said, "Your future doesn't start with choosing a major. It starts with exploring what interests you." Preview Day is free, runs 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, and registration is encouraged. Guests can tour labs. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/wsu-vancouver-invites-prospective-students-and-families #WSUVancouver #PreviewDay #Vancouver #CollegeAdmissions #HigherEducation #ClarkCountyWA #Scholarships

Nithya Raman was elected mayor of Los Angeles and Janeese Lewis George mayor of Washington, D.C., both Democratic Socialists. A Center Square Voters' Voice Poll found 44% of surveyed American voters would prefer a city or community where Democratic Socialists have not gained influence. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/socialist-mayors-lead-la-d-c-nyc-seattle-trump-warns #Politics #DemocraticSocialists #LosAngeles #WashingtonDC #Seattle #NewYorkCity #Mayors #TheCenterSquare

Lake Washington and Tacoma passed resolutions on Oct. 22 directing staff to prepare a lawsuit, and Yakima followed on Nov. 2. The three districts serve more than 74,000 students and echo the 2012 McCleary argument. Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal supports the districts' efforts. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/washington-schools-prepare-sue-state-failing-fund-public #WAEducation #McCleary #SchoolDistricts #Lawsuit #OSPI #WashingtonState #Tacoma #Yakima

Bernie Gerhardt has volunteered with the Fort Vancouver Regional Library for more than 10 years, and Ed Dawson became an attorney at 64 and has contributed almost 1,900 volunteer hours since 2010. The two are this year's Silver Citizen Award recipients, presented Nov. 16 in Vancouver. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/commission-aging-present-7th-annual-silver-citizen-award #ClarkCounty #Vancouver #SilverCitizenAward #CommissionOnAging #Volunteers #OlderAdults #CommunityNews

Margaret Tweet of Camas writes that the C-TRAN 2045 Plan adds High Capacity Transit and says tax increases and a significantly higher cost of living will result in Clark County. She cites Sound Transit and outlines how to comment through Nov. 16, with the board deciding Dec. 8. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/letter-c-tran-2045-plan-raise-taxes-and-public-debt #CTRAN #ClarkCounty #Vancouver #Transit #LightRail #Opinion #LetterToTheEditor #PublicComment

Gabriel Silliman writes that Sue Marshall passed over $8 million worth of property tax increases in four years as county councilor. He supports Charter Amendment 25, which would require four of five councilors, not three of five, to approve tax increases in Clark County. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/letter-charter-amendment-25-finish-line #ClarkCounty #CharterAmendment25 #CountyCouncil #PropertyTaxes #LaCenter #Opinion #LettersToTheEditor

Twenty-four firefighters responded to a residential structure fire at 10003 NE 142nd Avenue in Vancouver. The first unit arrived four and a half minutes after dispatch, all occupants evacuated, and the fire was under control in 17 minutes with no injuries reported. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/fire-crews-quickly-contain-residential-structure-fire #VancouverWA #ClarkCounty #VancouverFire #HouseFire #PublicSafety #ClarkCountyToday

Skyview is a perfect 10-0 heading into the Class 4A state playoffs. Seton Catholic trailed four different times before rallying past Connell, and Woodland beat Bainbridge 28-14 to qualify. Ridgefield and La Center play Saturday for their own state berths. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/high-school-football-seton-catholic-rallies-skyview-rolls #HighSchoolFootball #ClarkCounty #Skyview #SetonCatholic #Woodland #StatePlayoffs #WAPreps

Clark County Sheriff's Office deputies responded at about 8:45 p.m. Friday to a single-vehicle collision involving a traffic signal pole. The driver, the sole occupant, died at the scene after rescue efforts with Vancouver Fire and AMR. The CCSO Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/driver-killed-after-colliding-traffic-pole-ne-padden-parkway #ClarkCounty #Vancouver #PaddenParkway #CCSO #FatalCrash #PublicSafety #TrafficSafety #ClarkCountyNews

A 35-year-old pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at SE 164th Avenue and SE 29th Street in Vancouver, then run over by a second vehicle that briefly stopped and drove away. Police say the first driver stayed and called 9-1-1, and impairment is not believed to be a factor for that driver. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/vancouver-police-investigate-serious-injury-collision-4 #VancouverPolice #VancouverWA #PedestrianSafety #TrafficInvestigation #PublicSafety #ClarkCountyNews

The application deadline is 5 pm Monday, Nov. 30, 2026, for an unexpired volunteer term on the Public Health Advisory Council. The seat is for a doctor of veterinary medicine working in Clark County, and the term ends Sept. 30, 2027. Meetings begin in January. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/board-health-seeks-applicants-veterinarian-position-public #ClarkCounty #PublicHealth #BoardOfHealth #Veterinarian #Vancouver #VolunteerOpportunity #ClarkCountyToday

Jordan Wade, a franchise owner of Slick City Action Park, says people being together matters. The indoor venue in the Orchards Market Center features 14 slides, sport air courts and a junior jungle. It is the 51st Slick City in the country and the first in the Pacific Northwest. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/business-profile-slick-city-action-park-slides-way-vancouver #SlickCity #VancouverWA #Orchards #FamilyFun #GrandOpening #IndoorFun #SmallBusiness #PNW #ClarkCountyToday

Democrats led all six legislative races in the 17th, 18th and 49th Districts among Clark County voters, with turnout at 46.70 percent. This audio newsletter also covers Vancouver's police chief survey, a Battle Ground wellness event and the Lough Legacy Veterans Parade. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/newsletter-audio-only-november-6-2026 #ClarkCounty #Election #Vancouver #Politics #Podcast #LocalNews #VeteransDay #ClarkCountyToday

The 39th Annual Community Celebration Honoring Our Veterans begins with pie and ice cream at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Mt. Valley Grange No. 79 in Amboy. Andi Schwartz of American Legion Auxiliary Tum Tum Unit 168 also lists the Nov. 11 Lough Legacy Veterans Parade. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/opinion-thank-you-serving-great-country #Veterans #VeteransDay #ClarkCounty #Amboy #AmericanLegion #Vancouver #Opinion

I-638 was leading by more than 291,000 votes as of Thursday afternoon, and both sides agree it will pass. The initiative is scheduled to take effect December 3, 2026, unless a court intervenes. ADF is waiting to learn if the U.S. Supreme Court will take its emergency appeal. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/video-measure-protect-girls-sports-passes-legal-challenge #I638 #WashingtonState #GirlsSports #LetsGoWashington #WIAA #TitleIX #TheCenterSquare #WAPolitics

Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won by a wider margin than in earlier contests in an election described as a blue wave. A reader poll asks which factor most influences voter choices: the sitting president, fuel prices, federal funding or local issues. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/what-shapes-washington-voters-choices-national-climate #Opinion #WashingtonPolitics #ClarkCounty #ReaderPoll #WAElection #Politics #Vancouver

Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office says 47-year-old Ashlynn Smith of Ridgefield, a security guard at Toutle Lake Schools, allegedly let students use nicotine vapes in her office. Investigators also allege she told students they would face consequences if they reported her. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/ridgefield-resident-arrested-toutle-lake-school #ClarkCountyToday #CowlitzCounty #Ridgefield #ToutleLake #SchoolSafety #PublicSafety #CowlitzCountySheriff

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center says the Idaho gap in average gas prices fell from 77 cents to 57 cents per gallon, matching the 20 cent CO2 tax decline. He says the Oregon comparison is harder to read. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/opinion-washingtons-co2-tax-drops-gas-prices-follow-will #Opinion #WashingtonPolicyCenter #CO2Tax #GasPrices #Idaho #Oregon #WashingtonState #Politics

Managing Editor Rye Geilenfeldt, an eighth-grader at Tukes Valley Middle School, and Associate Editor Paisley Dunn, a freshman at Battle Ground High School, produced the Fall 2026 issue of Your BGPS, themed Working Better Together, with guidance from staff adviser Amy Hanson. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/student-led-publication-highlights-community-collaboration #YourBGPS #BattleGround #BattleGroundPublicSchools #StudentJournalism #SchoolMagazine #ClarkCountyToday

Dozens of organizations will offer no-cost help at Church on the Rock in Battle Ground from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Services include free clothing, hygiene products, child care, banking, insurance, recovery resources, and mental health services. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/thrive2survive-offers-community-wellness-event-saturday-nov #Thrive2Survive #BattleGround #CommunityWellness #MentalHealth #RecoveryResources #HousingSupport #ClarkCountyWA

City Manager Lon Pluckhahn wants a strategic and compassionate leader for the Vancouver Police Department. The nationwide recruitment, with help from GMP Consultants, includes an anonymous Be Heard Vancouver survey open through Nov. 30 and a January candidate forum with finalists. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/city-vancouver-seeks-next-police-chief #Vancouver #VancouverPolice #PoliceChief #ClarkCounty #BeHeardVancouver #ClarkCountyToday #LocalNews