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June 11, 2026
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, speaks during a May 27 news conference about the implosion of a Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. tank in Longview. (Karen Ducey/The Seattle Times)

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez advances funding chemical safety board

In the wake of a May 26 chemical tank failure at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill in Longview that killed 11 workers and injured eight others, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, has urged Congress to restore funding for an independent watchdog agency charged with investigating the root cause of major chemical incidents.

June 11, 2026
Marlena Close of Applied Team Insurance logs into her computer while checking her voicemail in Hazel Dell on Feb. 3. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Health insurance rate hikes likely next year

Clark County residents can expect to pay more for health insurance again next year as companies ask the state insurance commissioner to consider approving an average 22.4 percent rate increase for individual plans.