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Clark County

May 7, 2026
Lynne Lyne and her mother, Jacque, celebrating Lyne’s birthday. (Photo contributed by Lynne Lyne)

Demand for in-home care for elders growing

Lynne Lyne decided to move her 93-year-old mother, Jacque, into her Camas home in 2022 after noticing her mother’s cognitive decline worsening alongside her father’s health. It was a difficult decision and one that quickly proved harder in practice.

May 7, 2026
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-Skamania

Perez votes to extend Foreign Surveillance Act

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Skamania is one of 42 Democrats who voted last week in favor of a surveillance program opposed by civil liberties and free-press advocates.

May 7, 2026
Houses rise at the edge of Ridgefield in 2025. The Clark County Council on Tuesday voted 3-2 to select one of three proposed land-use maps to guide the next 20 years of growth. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Clark County Council selects 20-year land-use map

Clark County’s updated growth plan will let Ridgefield, La Center, Camas and other cities expand their urban growth boundaries and explore ways to rezone land currently designated for agricultural use.

May 7, 2026
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
, in plaid, holds a childcare roundtable with Clark County first responders at Vancouver City Hall on June 20, 2024. Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files
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House approves Rep. Perez’s bipartisan ‘banana bill’

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, is celebrating a personal win this week after the House agreed Wednesday to pass the Cutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act championed by Perez since her first term in Congress.