Editor Brian Harrod Provides Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, with aggregated news from sources all over the world from the Roundup Newswires Network
Although it has been among the region's most pressing issues for as long as anybody can remember, efforts to solve problems with the Interstate 5 Bridge are about as congested as the bridge itself. "I'm absolutely in favor of replacing the bridge," said Democrat Carolyn Long, the challenger to Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, for congressional representative from Washington's 3rd District.
Washington's congressional delegates, land management agency officials and local political leaders celebrated the Columbia Land Trust's decade of work to conserve 20,000 acres of forestland near Mount St. Helens. Several speakers at Monday's event described the Mount St. Helens Forest Conservation project as an example of successful collaboration by different groups around a large and challenging goal.
Ideally, Congress is a place where big ideas are discussed and debated before compromises are crafted. Neither party has a monopoly on smart solutions.
A federal spending bill with an amendment aimed at preventing tolling on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 has passed the U.S. House and is moving on to the U.S. Senate. The amendment was proposed by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, earlier this month.