Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers News

We're going to need a new desktop widget to keep track of all the candidates in Washington District 3. That's not a surprise but the field really has grown large and fast in the few days since Democrat Brian Baird said he would not run again next year.

BlogHer , the leading participatory news, entertainment and information network for women online, has announced a visit to both the White House and Republican leadership on December 16th.

State Sen. Craig Pridemore and state Rep. Jaime Herrera made it official today: Both will enter the race to succeed U.S. Rep.

The Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act, H.R. 4247, sponsored by U.S. Rep.

Dr. Mary Hollowell, an associate professor of Teacher Education at Clayton State University, recently published "The Forgotten Room," a book covering an ethnographic case study of a public alternative school which highlights solitary confinement.

A handful of states have moved to restrict or regulate school staff members who restrain or seclude hard-to-handle children against their will in the wake of abuses exposed by congressional investigators seven months ago.

Rep. Sue Myrick, a breast cancer survivor, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill discussing the new mammogram guidelines.

Cedric said repeatedly he could not breathe. He died minutes later on the classroom floor.

Sen. Chris Dodd introduced legislation yesterday to protect children from misuse of restraint and seclusion practices.

A Muskegon-area couple are center stage in a dual-front push to ban the use of restraints and seclusion to control children in public schools.

Today, U.S. Reps. George Miller and Cathy McMorris Rodgers A introduced legislation limiting and regulating the use of restraint and seclusion in schools.

Rep. Brian Baird is a Democrat who has often frustrated his party's leadership, from his recent vote against the House health care bill to his praise of the Bush administration's surge strategy in Iraq - a move that gave Republicans some political cover when Democrats were united in bashing the past administration's foreign policy.

Rep. Brian Baird announced his retirement tonight, becoming the third Dem in a vulnerable seat to announce his departure in the last few weeks.

State Rep. Deb Wallace, D-Vancouver, says she's running to replace Democratic Congressman Brian Baird.

Among the deductions and credits for businesses and individuals extended for one year in the bill passed by the House: A sales tax deduction that mainly benefits people who live in the nine states without a state income tax.

Today the National Autism Association announced its support of H.R. 4247, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act, introduced Wednesday by Congressman George Miller and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers .

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Teachers and school officials could no longer resort to some controversial methods for controlling unruly students, under a federal bill introduced Wednesday that targets mounting reports of abuse, injury and some deaths involving disabled children in classrooms.

Democratic Rep. Brian Baird said Wednesday he will not seek re-election next year so he can spend more time with his family and pursue other ways to serve.

Two investigatory reports earlier this year told disturbing stories of the harsh, and on occasion fatal, methods sometimes used to discipline disabled children in school.