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November 7, 2024

Camas mayor: maintaining City’s AAA rating critical

Camas city officials this week continued to debate new revenue sources proposed in Camas Mayor Steve Hogan’s 2025-26 budget as a way to maintain the City’s current service levels, add new supervisory positions to the Camas Police Department, help cover costs associated with Camas’ network of streets and preserve the City’s celebrated AAA credit rating.

October 24, 2024
Camas Mayor Steve Hogan speaks to community members during the Camas Police Department's 2024 awards ceremony on May 23, 2024. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Hogan calls for new revenues to fund police positions

Camas Mayor Steve Hogan is calling on Camas City Council members to approve new revenue sources that will keep a “status quo” budget for the City in 2025 and 2026, and also provide enough revenues to hire three new Camas Police Department supervisors.

October 17, 2024

Settlement will fund vape sensors in Camas schools

Vaping inside Camas schools is set to get even tougher thanks to a class-action lawsuit settlement with the electronic cigarette maker, JUUL, which has paid more than $1 billion to at least 45 states for marketing its addictive, high-nicotine vaping products to underage teenagers.